Dr. Arria Coburn Executive Director, School Leadership in Hartford, CT Dr. Arria Coburn is the Executive Director of School Leadership in Hartford, Connecticut. She is entering her eighteenth year in education. Prior to her current role, she was a special education teacher, an assistant principal, and principal at the Springfield Renaissance School in Springfield, Massachusetts.…
Shineika Fareus organizing director, ct bbsu Shineika Fareus is an anti-racist educator, a community organizer, and a transformative leader. A youth organizer since 2014, she is a co-founder of Hearing Youth Voices and values the importance of having access to equitable education. Through her organizing work as a Program Associate at the Center For Youth…
Pema Latshang Executive Director, Teach Western Mass (TWM) Pema Latshang is the founding Executive Director of Teach Western Mass (TWM) and the TWM Residency, an alternative pathway to teacher licensure. She has worked in urban public education since 2003, as a teacher, school, and district leader in New York City, Holyoke, and Springfield. Originally from…
Ivette Martinez Director, Welcome Center at Lynn Public Schools Ivette Martinez is the Director of the Welcome Center at Lynn Public Schools, a district that serves almost 17,000 students, 80% of them minorities. Originally from Bogota, Colombia, Ivette is an effective, strategic, and passionate leader with 13 years of experience developing partnerships to address social…
Addie Lentzer Founder & Executive Fellow, Vermont Anti-Racism Network Addie Lentzer is a student activist from Bennington, Vermont. She is the founder of the Vermont Anti-Racism Network, an organization dedicated to achieving education without racism, and is currently the Executive Director as well. She also works as an Executive Fellow at Our Turn, an education…
Jessica VegaSenior Advocacy and Community Engagement Manager at Rhode Island KIDS COUNT in Providence, RI Jessica Vega is a Senior Advocacy and Community Engagement Manager at Rhode Island KIDS COUNT. In her role, she leads advocacy efforts, fosters coalitions, and builds strong community relationships to advance policy goals that improve the lives of children and…
Maria Davies Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator, Lamoille North Supervisory District in Hyde Park, VT Maria Davies lives in South Burlington, Vermont. She is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator at the Lamoille North Supervisory District in Hyde Park, Vermont. Raised in New York City, but born in Central America, she got a Bachelor’s Degree…
Dr. Gisele C. Shorter is the third President and CEO of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, which funds community-rooted educational transformation that challenges racial inequities and advances excellent, student-centered public education for all New England youth.
Dr. Debra Humphreys serves on the executive team of Lumina Foundation and oversees the foundation’s strategic communications work as well as its efforts to increase the number of individuals attaining high-quality Bachelor’s degrees.
Dr. Warren Simmons BOARD CHAIR, SENIOR FELLOW & FORMER E.D., ANNENBERG INSTITUTE FOR SCHOOL REFORM Dr. Warren Simmons is Chair of the Board of Directors at the Foundation. In his former role as Executive Director for the Annenberg Institute for School Reform (AISR), Warren worked to improve outcomes and practices in urban schools, especially for…