Our Staff

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    Alejandra Barbosa

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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    Allen Anderson

    CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER

  • Fatima Burney

    ASSOCIATE, OPERATIONS

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    Adam Flores

    DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

  • Kristin Kuhne, Ph.D.

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

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    Amy Lippa, Ph.D.

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR,
    PARTNERSHIPS & EVALUATION

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    Nava Mansouri

    ASSOCIATE,
    EVALUATION & INSIGHTS

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    Dionna Matlock

    DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY & OPERATIONS

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    Mary Nunley

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM INNOVATION

  • Melissa Ridzinski

    ASSOCIATE, PROGRAMS

Board of Directors

Robert Taylor, Board Chair
Managing Principal
The Apartment Group

Yasmin Bhatia
CEO
Uplift Education

Frank Hernandez
Dean of Education
Texas Christian University

Tim Hise
CEO, United to Learn

Garrett Landry
Founder & CEO
Steady State Impact Strategies

Dustin Marshall
Founder & CEO
Hazel’s Expedited Freight

Mark Ramirez
Superintendent
Lake Worth ISD

Courtney Rogers
Vice President, Education
The Moody Foundation

Leighton Watts
Vice President of Community Engagement
JP Morgan Chase

Alejandra Barbosa (ex officio)
Chief Executive Officer
The Educator Collective

Principal Alumni Council

Ricardo Alverez, Fort Worth ISD

Devona Burgess, Fort Worth ISD

Herschel Carter II, Dallas ISD

Dr. Quanda Collins, Fort Worth ISD

Dr. Amanda Dudley, Uplift Education

Heather Holland, City Year

Marie-Lise Mosbeux, Fort Worth ISD

Dr. Olga Romero, Irving ISD

Angelia Ross, Fort Worth ISD

Dr. Christie Samuel, Dallas ISD

Dr. Lynn Smith, Lynn Smith Consulting

Suzanne Weathers, Newman International Academy

Beth Wing, Dallas ISD

Teacher Advisory Council

Priti Ahuja, Interaction Associates

Lizandra Ayala-Valentin, Dallas ISD

Kesha Calicutt, Dallas ISD

Brian Harper, Richardson ISD

Amelia Hartley-Woodruff, Dallas ISD

Asha Kennedy, Dallas ISD

Lorelei Nguyen, Dallas ISD

Bobbie Lynn Weir, Richardson ISD

Libba Zak, Dallas ISD