We're proud to announce our fellows for the 2019-2021 cohort: Steve Askar, Tauheedah Baker, Gemma Falivene, Lucy Griswold, Kentaro Iwasaki, and Leslie Jimenez. Get to know them by checking out their bios!
Steve Askar believes all children carry the capacity to unlock pathways of opportunity for themselves and their community; a capacity strengthened through... Read more about Steve Askar
Tauheedah Baker is a wife and mother of 3, who has built a career in education serving our nation’s most underserved student populations. She began her...
Lucy Griswold is a teacher-activist who works to create learning spaces that are democratic, equitable and emancipatory. As part of the inaugural cohort...
The son of Japanese immigrants, Kentaro Iwasaki knew from a young age that he aspired to become a teacher. As a student growing up in Southern California, he... Read more about Kentaro Iwasaki
As a product of the Compton Unified School District, Leslie Jimenez experienced the consequences of a school system that lacked the appropriate strategy,...
