Our Staff
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Alejandra Barbosa
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Allen Anderson
CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER
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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
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Fatima Burney
ASSOCIATE, OPERATIONS
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Nava Mansouri
ASSOCIATE, EVALUATION & INSIGHTS
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Melissa Ridzinski
ASSOCIATE, PROGRAMS
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Edith Silva Gonzalez
INTERN
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