Our Staff

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    Alejandra Barbosa

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  • Kristin Kuhne, Ph.D.

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

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    Dionna Matlock

    DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY & OPERATIONS

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    Amy Lippa, Ph.D.

    DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAM ENGAGEMENT

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    Mary Nunley

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM INNOVATION

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    Adam Flores

    DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

  • Dylan Malamala

    DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

  • Jhoniq Lentsch

    MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

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    Nava Mansouri

    ASSOCIATE, EVALUATION & INSIGHTS

  • Rochelle Taylor

    ASSOCIATE, PROGRAMS

Board of Directors

Robert Taylor
Board Chair, Managing Principal
The Apartment Group

Yasmin Bhatia
Former 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
CEO
Hazel’s Expedited Freight

Mark Ramirez
Chief of Schools
El Paso ISD

Courtney Rogers
Vice President, Education
The Moody Foundation

Leighton Watts
Vice President of Community Engagement
JPMorganChase

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

Principal Alumni Council

Ricardo Alvarez, Fort Worth ISD

Devona Burgess, Big Rocks Education

Herschel Carter, Dallas ISD

Ginger Cole-Leffel, Arlington ISD

Quanda Collins, Fort Worth ISD

Amanda Dudley, Uplift Education

Heather Holland, American Airlines

Ben Jones, Dallas ISD

Marie-Lise Mosbeux, Fort Worth ISD

Olga Romero, Irving ISD

Angelia Ross, Fort Worth ISD

Christie Samuel, Dallas ISD

Lynn Smith, Grand Canyon University

Suzanne Weathers, Newman Academy

Reanna Wilborn, SustainED Leaders

Teacher Advisory Council

Priti Ahuja, Interaction Associates

Lizy Ayala, Dallas ISD

Kesha Calicutt, Dallas ISD

Brian Harper, Richardson ISD

Amelia Hartley-Woodruff, Retired Teacher

Asha Kennedy, Dallas ISD

Lorelei Nguyen, Dallas ISD

Bobbie Lynn Weir, Richardson ISD

Libba Zak, Dallas ISD