Board &
Staff

Board

Kyle Serrette

Board Chair

National Education Campaign Manager, National Education Association

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Sonia Chang-Díaz

Former Senator, Massachusetts State Senate

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Valeria Do Vale

Valeria Do Vale

Board Member

Co-director, Stories Inspiring Movements

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Carolina Espinal

Board Member

Founding Principal, Mozaic Strategies

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Frank L. Gettridge

President & CEO, The Philanthropic Collaborative for Education

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Tomeka Hart Wigginton

Tomeka Hart Wigginton

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

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

MacArthur Foundation

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Mark Paley

Board Member

Director of Administration & Finance, Hyams Foundation

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Marc Philpart

Marc Philpart

Vice Chair

Executive Director, California Black Freedom Fund

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Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari

Board Member

Advocacy Director, Alliance for Quality Education

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Julian Vasquez Heilig

Board Member

Dean, University of Kentucky College of Education

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Alandra Washington

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

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Staff

Diego Alvarez

Diego Alvarez

Director of Finance and Operations

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Darius Bartolomei

Programs & Grant Associate

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Melissa Daar Carvajal

Melissa Daar Carvajal

Donor Marketing & Communications Director

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Shawna Ellis

Executive Operations Manager

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Andrea Garvey

Operations and Grants Manager

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Kayla Henderson-Wood

Communications Manager

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Sabrina W. Horton

Senior Vice President of Partnership Engagement

Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Patrick St. John

Narrative and Digital Campaign Director

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Diana Tate Vermeire

Diana Tate Vermeire

Executive Vice President

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Precious Waldron Lopez

Precious Waldron-López

Regional Program Officer, Northeast

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Melissa Wiggins

Senior Development Associate

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Mike Woodward

Mike Woodward

Regional Program Officer, South

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Michael Wotorson

Michael S. Wotorson

National Program Director

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