Board &
Staff

Board

Marc Philpart

Marc Philpart

Board Chair

Executive Director, California Black Freedom Fund

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Sonia Chang-Díaz

Board Clerk

Former Senator, Massachusetts State Senate

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Frank L. Gettridge

President & CEO, The Philanthropic Collaborative for Education

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Tomeka Hart Wigginton

Tomeka Hart Wigginton

Board Vice Chair

Founder and Principal, The HarWigg Group

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Troy Johnson

Chief Financial & Operations Officer, Georgia Health Initiative

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Kenneth Jones

Kenneth Jones

Board Treasurer

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, MacArthur Foundation

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Kyle Serrette

National Education Campaign Manager, National Education Association

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Alandra Washington

Vice President for Transformation and Organizational Effectiveness, W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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Starsky Wilson

Starsky Wilson

President & CEO, Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) and CDF Action Council

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Staff

Darius Bartolomei

Programs & Grants Lead

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Melissa Clement

Partnership Engagement Manager

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Melissa Daar Carvajal

Donor Communications & Marketing Director

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Shawna Ellis

Executive Operations Manager

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Andrea Garvey

Operations and Grants Manager

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Toan Hang

Toan Hang

Director of Finance and Operations

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Kayla Henderson-Wood

Communications Manager

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Sabrina W. Horton

Senior Vice President of Partnership Engagement

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Roland Kennedy Jr

Roland Kennedy, Jr.

Executive Director

Executive Alliance for Boys and Men of Color

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Lisa Michel

Lisa Michel

Strategy Manager & Operations Lead

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Shaniqua Rudd

Partnership Engagement Director

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Patrick St. John

Narrative and Digital Campaign Director

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Precious Waldron Lopez

Precious Waldron-López

Program and Campaign Officer, Education and Civic Engagement

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Mike Woodward

Mike Woodward

Director, Education and Civic Engagement

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