Get to know us.
We are educators, researchers, policy makers, community members, and parents with different stories who are all pushing toward the same idea: to do all we can so that a dramatically different education system emerges—one that enables all of America’s young people to live lives of purpose and hope.
Perpetually seeking joy. Living in gratitude.
Champion of learning. Fueled by hugs.
Began quietly. Discovered writing. Became loud.
Fueled by Science, Culture, and Curiosity.
Lead with GRACE, Change the World!
I am ambitious and family oriented.
Nurturing ideas, celebrating diversity, savoring life.
Courage for new paths. Travel light.
Simmering ideas into a savory curriculum.
I’ve exhaled, now I can breathe.
Embracing the struggle; tomorrow’s a gift.
Reflecting. Exploring. Empathizing. Learning. Growing. Adapting.
Strategic Advocate, connecting for impact!
I own a thousand empty notebooks.
Long time gone; not for good.
Designing bridges to a better future.
Injustice penetrates. Education liberates. Reconstruct. Disseminate.
The white sheep of the family.
Listening, learning, bridging differences, solving problems.
Choices strengthened character; Clarity provided confidence.
Keep climbing, smile all the way.
Public schools changed my family’s trajectory.
Nurturing creativity for the road ahead.
Kaleidoscopic inside, unassuming outside, scaffolding between.
Analytical conversationalist; solar powered idea connector.
Inspire, love, and be grateful always.
Travel far and wide, make memories.
Perpetually curious…for better or worse.
Grateful for curiosity and possibilities.
Time is fleeting. Live for today.
Friendly extrovert, optimistic, passionate sports fan.
Insatiable analyst; always asking questions.
Data. Best practices. Helping youth thrive.
Lasting love of language and learning.
Grounded in humanity, leading through grace.
Make the past prologue, not fate.
Continue growing. Open heart, open mind.
I am not so easily summarized.
Forever following my own (polyrhythmic) drummer.
Disruptive thinker ostracized for compelling logic.
Driven by community, ready to explore.
Learner. Hiker. Seeker. Tinkerer. Connector. Designer.
Chronic perfectionist working to embrace uncertainty.
Change is the breath of life!
Usually underwater but always paddling furiously.
Sowing seeds to cultivate the world.
Under promise. Overdeliver. Sleep well.
Anchored to home. Adjusting my sails.
Each year better. Curiously exploring together.
Give what you want to receive.
Calmly connecting quality systems and tools.
Learning endlessly, creating passionately, embracing technology.
Timid insecure. Strong Family. Urgent leader.
Flooded with love, fueled by joy.
Change is the only constant.
Magnolia bloom, southern soul, Grace divine.
Curious soul, seeking wisdom in everything.
Like water, I flow, adapt, sustain.
Pragmatic optimist fueled by ice cream.
Beating the odds. Never give up.
Empowering schools, nurturing minds, igniting change.
Still waters. Run deep. Strong Underneath.
Seeking strong coffee and powerful stories.
Listening learning striving supporting improving together.
“I” is best revealed through “We”.
Middle child. Does good. Married well.
Strategic visionary, leading change, igniting impact.
It’s in giving, that we receive.
Numbers whisper stories, orchestrate financial harmony.
