Announcing the next cohort of The Equity Lab’s Nexus Fellowship
Today, The Equity Lab is proud to announce the 28 leaders who will make up the 2021-22 cohort of the selective Nexus Fellowship. The 2021-22 Nexus Fellows represent 14 organizations and now join a growing network of non-profit, philanthropic, corporate, and civic leaders looking to address race and equity issues in their communities.
“We need more agents of change if we are going to interrupt the systemic racial inequities that permeate our laws, policies, and organizational practices,” said Michelle Molitor, Executive Director of The Equity Lab. “We are thrilled to support this group of courageous, bold leaders from around the country who seek to steer their organizations—and our country—toward a more equitable future.”
The Nexus Fellowship is a year-long personalized leadership program that prioritizes equity, deliberately combining the best in leadership, equity, and management training. In addition to four week-long residencies, Fellows receive support in the form of dedicated coaching, a virtual learning community, and resources to help drive change in their organizations and communities.
The Nexus Fellowship pushes leaders and organizations beyond the conversation of racial equity and into the work of sustaining racial equity in practice. The experience engages participants and their organizations in a deep personalized, year-long leadership journey. To be selected, Fellows had to demonstrate support and investment from their organizational leadership at the highest levels.
The 2021-22 Nexus Fellows and their organizations are:
All Our Kin
Anika Campbell, Talent & Equity Director
Maureen Wright, Director of Technical Assistance
Building Impact
Deneice McClary, Associate / People & Operations Manager
Erin Watts, Senior Associate
Community Center for Education Results
Fa'izah Bradford, Senior Director, Strategy for Racial Equity Impact
Bernadette Merikle, Executive Director
Creative Minds Public Charter School
Amita Lathigra, Director of Inclusion
Nayamka Long, Chief Academic Officer
Department of Defense Education Activity
Denise Harrison, Affirmative Employment/Special Emphasis Program Manager
Kelisa Wing, Professional Development Specialist
Dreamhouse ‘Ewa Beach Public Charter School
Amber Leon Guerrero, Chief Student Success Officer
Ryan Mandado, Chief Academic Officer
Education First
Rashidah Lopez Morgan, Principal
Regina Riley, Director of Research
Good Reason Houston
Ashley Cash, Chief of Staff
Delicia Jones, Chief Strategy & Investments Officer
Indianapolis Public Schools
Shonterrio Harris, Manager of Equity Advancement
Fumie Ichikawa, Director of Research & Assessment
Lumina Foundation
Haley Glover, Strategy Director for State Action & Equity
Jasmine Haywood, Strategy Director for Student Success
National Geographic
Suzanne Simons, Senior Director, Curriculum/Content Innovation
Felicia Smith, Senior Director, US Regions
Reading Partners
Shukurat Adamoh-Faniyan, Executive Director
Marti Tesfaye, Interim Chief of Staff
The School District of Philadelphia
Christina Grant, Chief of Charter Schools
Sabriya Jubilee, Deputy Chief, Equity
Student Achievement Partners
Tara Martinez, Communications Manager
Rachel Tetteh, Project Manager