Meet our fellows.

Nexus Fellows are leaders in education and student-facing organizations across the country.

Cohort IV | Cohort III | Cohort II | Cohort I

Cohort IV

2024

Featured
Giselle Allen
Giselle Allen

DC Bilingual

Lawrence Burden
Lawrence Burden

Hopeworks

Essence Caleb
Essence Caleb

KIPP Foundation

Raven Freeman
Raven Freeman

DC Public Charter School Board

Bridgette Ginyard
Bridgette Ginyard

Reading Partners

Rosa Gutierrez
Rosa Gutierrez

Reading Partners

Serena Hayes
Serena Hayes

Serena M. Hayes Consulting, LLC

Autumn Jackson
Autumn Jackson

Washington Yu Ying

Onna Jones
Onna Jones

Hopeworks

Stacy Lewis
Stacy Lewis

Echoing Green

Laura Meili
Laura Meili

Leading Educators

Jeff O’Field
Jeff O’Field

National Center for Families Learning

Michael Peña
Michael Peña

Washington Education Association

Curtis Saxton
Curtis Saxton

Acelero Learning

Dr. Michelle Walker-Davis
Dr. Michelle Walker-Davis

DC Public Charter School Board

Alexis Walls
Alexis Walls

Reading Partners

Eric Washington
Eric Washington

National Center for Families Learning

Marishka Winters
Marishka Winters

Leading Educators

Cohort III

2022–23

Featured
Cindy Baumert
Cindy Baumert

National Center for Families Learning

Kerk Brown
Kerk Brown

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Rotiesha Clark
Rotiesha Clark

Community Center for Education Results

Kenya Collins
Kenya Collins

FoodCorps

Van Davis
Van Davis

WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies

Arely Garcia
Arely Garcia

FoodCorps

Miriam Karamoko
Miriam Karamoko

Community Center for Education Results

Dr. Zainab Okolo
Dr. Zainab Okolo

Lumina Foundation

Alia Peera
Alia Peera

Wildflower Foundation

Marytza Rubio
Marytza Rubio

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Paola Santana
Paola Santana

Lumina Foundation

Daniela Vasan
Daniela Vasan

Wildflower Foundation

Dr. Rashidah Bowen White
Dr. Rashidah Bowen White

KIPP Foundation

John Widmer
John Widmer

KIPP Foundation

Jessica Rowland Williams
Jessica Rowland Williams

WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies

Leslie Wilson
Leslie Wilson

National Center for Families Learning

Cohort II

2021–22

Featured
Shukurat Adamoh-Faniyan
Shukurat Adamoh-Faniyan

Reading Partners

Fa’izah Bradford
Fa’izah Bradford

Community Center for Education Results

Anika Campbell
Anika Campbell

All Our Kin

Ashley Cash
Ashley Cash

Good Reason Houston

Haley Glover
Haley Glover

Lumina Foundation

Christina Grant
Christina Grant

DC State Superintendent

Amber Leon Guerrero
Amber Leon Guerrero

Dreamhouse ‘Ewa Beach Public Charter School

Shonterrio Harris
Shonterrio Harris

Indianapolis Public Schools

Denise Harrison
Denise Harrison

Department of Defense Education Activity

Jasmine Haywood
Jasmine Haywood

Lumina Foundation

Fumie Ichikawa
Fumie Ichikawa

Indianapolis Public Schools

Delicia Jones
Delicia Jones

Good Reason Houston

Sabriya Jubilee
Sabriya Jubilee

The School District of Philadelphia

Nayamka Long
Nayamka Long

Creative Minds International Public Charter School

Rashidah Lopez Morgan
Rashidah Lopez Morgan

Education First

Ryan Mandado
Ryan Mandado

Dreamhouse ‘Ewa Beach Public Charter School

Tara Martinez
Tara Martinez

Student Achievement Partners

Deneice McClary
Deneice McClary

Building Impact

Bernadette Merikle
Bernadette Merikle

Community Center for Education Results

Regina Riley
Regina Riley

Education First

Abby Sheffer
Abby Sheffer

Creative Minds International Public Charter School

Suzanne Simons
Suzanne Simons

National Geographic Education

Felicia Smith
Felicia Smith

National Center for Families Learning

Marti Tesfaye
Marti Tesfaye
Rachel Tetteh
Rachel Tetteh

Student Achievement Partners

Erin Watts
Erin Watts

Building Impact

Kelisa Wing
Kelisa Wing

Department of Defense Education Activity

Maureen Wright
Maureen Wright

All Our Kin

Cohort I

2019

Featured
Estelle Acquah
Estelle Acquah

The School District of Philadelphia

Lauren Bryant
Lauren Bryant

National Charter Collaborative

Aragon Burlingham
Aragon Burlingham

CURIodyssey Science Playground & Zoo

Danielle Davis
Danielle Davis

The Equity Lab, Liberated Development

Kelli Doss
Kelli Doss

iMentor

Chong-Hao Fu
Chong-Hao Fu

Leading Educators

Jared Joiner
Jared Joiner

Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative

Lenora Robinson Mills
Lenora Robinson Mills

IMB Partners

Alcine Mumby
Alcine Mumby

Envision Learning Partners

Miki Poy
Miki Poy

The School District of Philadelphia

Amy Rome
Amy Rome

Chicago Board of Education

Jessica Smith
Jessica Smith

Alliance College-Ready Public Schools

Kimberly Smith
Kimberly Smith

League of Innovative Schools, Digital Promise

Anne Tomkinson
Anne Tomkinson

DC Public Charter School Board

Monica Vasquez
Monica Vasquez

UnboundEd

Catherine Winfield
Catherine Winfield

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative