Meet our fellows.

Seeding Disruption Fellows are Washington, DC-based educators and youth-facing professionals who are working to develop equitable solutions to challenges they face every day.

Cohort X | Cohort IX | Cohort VIII | Cohort VII | Cohort VI | Cohort V | Cohort IV | Cohort III | Cohort II | Cohort I

Learn more about the Seeding Disruption Fellowship.

Cohort X

2025

Featured

Akosua Kelley

School Leader Lab

Partner

Angel Hunter

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)

Principal, King Elementary School

Angela Cammack

DC College Access Program

Chief Operating Officer

Anne Herr

DC Charter School Alliance

Senior Director of School Development and Accountability

Chioma Oruh

Advocates for Justice and Education

Health Equity Project Director

Constance Parham

Constance Parham

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)

Director, Innovation & Design

Eboni-Rose Thompson

Eboni-Rose Thompson

DC State Board of Education

Ward 7 Representative

Greg Moffitt

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)

Director, School Leader Preparation and Development

Heather Kurtz

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)

DCPS Becoming Manager

Imani Josie

KIPP DC

Director of College and Career Counseling

Jaytoya Manget

Children's National Hospital

Director of Nursing, School Health Program

Jennifer Barnes Eliot

Jennifer Barnes Eliot

An Open Book Foundation

Development and Communications Director

Jessica Duncan

Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)

Health Education Manager

Joseph Speight

Friendship Public Charter School

Deputy Chief Academic Officer

Keith Juarez

Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School

Assistant Principal

Kerry Savage

Parents Amplifying Voices in Education (PAVE)

Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy

Kristen Wolfe

EmpowerK12

Managing Director

LaShunda Hill

DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS)

Chief of Staff

Joshua Brown

Chief Program Officer
The Next Step Public Charter School

Megan Sands

Partner, Inclusive Schools Leadership Institute
Relay Graduate School of Education

Michael Rosskamm

Michael Rosskamm

District of Columbia International School (DCI)

Executive Director

Niranjan Murali

Niranjan Murali

Education Forward DC

Senior Manager, Strategy & Impact

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

DC Public Library

Director, Youth & Family Services

Sundai Riggins

Inspired Teaching Demonstration School

Head of School

Vinu Ilakkuvan

Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, George Washington University

Policy Consultant

Cohort IX

2023

Featured

Erica Adhoot

Horton’s Kids

Shelley Anderson

Shelley Anderson

DCPS

Josephine Bias Robinson

Josephine Bias Robinson

DC Education Research Collaborative @The Urban Institute

Maria Boyer

E.L. Haynes Public Charter School

Chelsea Coffin

D.C. Policy Center

Lea Crusey

Optimality, LLC; DC Public Charter School Board

Terrell Danley

Washington Literacy Center

Marla Dean

Ward 7 Education Council

Julia DeAngelo

Children’s National Hospital

Emily Garcia

Flamboyan Foundation

Regina Green

FreshFarm

Morgan Hall

DCPS, Powell Bilingual Elementary School

LaShada Ham-Campbell

LaShada Ham-Campbell

Petit Scholars

Nicole Hanrahan

Nicole Hanrahan

LAYC Career Academy

Barbara Ledyard

Barbara Ledyard

Educare DC

Ashley Ogbonna

KIPP DC

Genevieve Rene

Carlos Rosario International PCS

Ana Schwartz

Breakthrough Montessori

Nicole Smith

E.L. Haynes Public Charter School

Eric Waldo

DC College Access Program

Jane Wallis

Grassroots Health

Jessica Weisz

Children's National, DC AAP

Khadijah Williams

Khadijah Williams

LIFT, INC

Rashida Young

Education Forward DC

Cohort VIII

2023

Featured

Tynika Aleibar

Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative, DCPS

Erica Beal

School Leader Lab

Marisol Bello

Housing Narrative Lab

Erin Bibo

CityWorks DC

Diana Bruce

School health leader, speaker and trainer

Elizabeth Bowman

Elizabeth Bowman

Briya Public Charter School

Chip Chase

Capital City Public Charter School

Jennifer Comey

Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education

Marla Dean

Ward 7 Education Council

Victoria Dunn

The Economic Club of Washington

Michael Durant

Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School

Shareen Fernanders

Shareen Fernanders

DC Public Schools

Tiffany FitzGerald

Tiffany FitzGerald

DC Greens

Marielys Garcia

Marielys Garcia

Rocketship DC

Jessica Giles

Democrats for Education Reform DC (DFER DC) / Education Reform Now DC (ERN DC)

Brooke Goodwin

Children’s National

Calvin Hooks

Hyde-Addison Elementary School

Maryann James-Daley

Maryann James-Daley

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library at DC Public Library

Angie Kirk

DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Clarisse Mendoza Davis

Clarisse Mendoza Davis

See Forever Foundation-Maya Angelou Public Charter Schools

Meredith Morelle

Meredith Morelle

Kindred

Ashley Peel

KIPP DC Grow Academy

Michelle Rush

DC Public Schools

Charis Sharp

Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School

Angelique Speight-Marshall

Angelique Speight-Marshall

REDDS Homecare Agency

Michael Stevens

Michael Stevens

City Year

TaMikka Sykes

Amidon-Bowen Elementary School

Cohort VII

2022

Featured

Peter Anderson

Washington Latin

Daniela Anello

DC Bilingual

Melissa Baiyewu

Melissa Baiyewu

Children’s National Hospital

Kaitlin Banner

Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs

Andrea Boudreaux

Andrea Boudreaux

Children’s National Hospital

Joe Callahan

E.L. Haynes

Tara Cheston

DC Public Schools

Yvonne Doerre

Children’s National Hospital

Katie Donnelly

Children's National / The George Washington University.

Tracie Dow

Friendship PCS Southeast Academy

Karen Dresden

Capital City Public Charter School

Jessica Dulay

Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Traci German

Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School

Christina Grant

Christina Grant

Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Paige Hoffman

District of Columbia Public Schools

Erica Jordan-Thomas

Erica Jordan-Thomas

Get LaunchED Consulting™️

Dara La Porte

An Open Book Foundation

Elani Lawrence

Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School Sonia Gutierrez Campus

Jenn Mampara

FRESHFARM

Melissa Martin

Kindred Communities

Vivian Robledo

The Next Step/El Proximo Paso Public Charter School

Katie Severn

DC Prep

Fonda Sutton

Education Forward DC

Cohort VI

2021–22

Featured

Emily Allegrotti

Emily Allegrotti

KIPP DC

Jessica Cates-Bristol

Jessica Cates-Bristol

Mary’s Center

Susan Cheng

Georgetown School of Medicine

Deniece Clifford

Deniece Clifford

DC Public Library

Kendrick Curry

Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church
Education Forward DC

Megan Dho

DC Child and Family Services Agency

Kristie Edwards

Kristie Edwards

Randle Highlands Elementary School

HollyAnn Freso-Moore

HollyAnn Freso-Moore

Carlos Rosario Charter School

Carina Gervacio

Carina Gervacio

FoodCorps

Sarah Hoffman

Children’s National Hospital

Lenore Jarvis

Children’s National Hospital

Mike Lamb

DC Public Schools

Tara Libert

Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop

DeAnna McCall

Washington School for Girls

Gabriel Parker

Recon Soul L.C.

Aimee Peoples

DC Public Schools

Graciano Petersen

Graciano Petersen

Academy of Hope

Zakiya Reid

Kindred

Elizabeth Robson

Elizabeth Robson

Medstar Washington Hospital/Georgetown University

Martine Sadarangani Gordon

Martine Sadarangani Gordon

Washington Area Women's Foundation

Autumn Saxton-Ross

Autumn Saxton-Ross

National Recreation and Parks Association

Shalini Shybut

Education Forward DC

Maya Stewart

DC International School

Mary Ann Stinson

Mary Ann Stinson

DC Public Schools

Damali Wilson

Children's National Hospital Child Health Advocacy Institute

Ingrid Zimmer

Inner City – Innerchild

Cohort V

2021

Featured

Deidra Bailey

DC International School

Nia Bodrick

Children’s National Hospital

Claire Boogard

Children’s National Hospital

Alana Brown

The Safe Sisters Circle

Maria-Jose Carrasco

Maria-Jose Carrasco

Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School

Erica Coates

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Kerrie Cotten Williams

Kerrie Cotten Williams

DC Public Library

Heather Edelman

Heather Edelman

Office of Councilmember David Grosso

Judy Estey

The Platform of Hope

Zoe Gutterman

Unity Healthcare

Jaren Hill Lockridge

Jaren Hill Lockridge

William O. Lockridge Community Foundation

Yazid Jackson

School Talk

Adam Levner

Critical Exposure

Debbie Lister

Education Board Partners

Arthur McKee

CityBridge Education

Stephanie Mintz

Stephanie Mintz

Briya Public Charter School, Mary’s Center

Tininka Rahman

Children’s National Hospital

Candace Smith

Urban Teachers DC

Michelle Tafel

City Year DC

Michelle Walker-Davis

Michelle Walker-Davis

DC Public Charter School Board

Eric Westendorf

Eric Westendorf

Walton Family Foundation

Antonio Williams

Antonio Williams

Washington Leadership Academy/Comcast NBCUniversal

Cohort IV

2020–21

Featured

Maquita Alexander

Maquita Alexander

Washington Yu Ying PCS

Joy Bentley Phillips

Joy Bentley Phillips

Hope Adult PCS

Maria Blaeuer

Advocates for Justice and Education

William Blake

District of Columbia Public Schools

Aja Clark

DC Public Library

Jennifer Clements

Jennifer Clements

Theater Alliance

Katie Cole

KIPP DC

Allyson Criner Brown

Allyson Criner Brown

Teaching for Change

Naomia Fortis-Gebreselassie

Naomia Fortis-Gebreselassie

Mundo Verde Calle Ocho campus

Jennifer Geoffroy

Jennifer Geoffroy

District of Columbia Public Schools

Tracy Goodman

Children’s Law Center

Rena Johnson

CityBridge Education

LaDon Love

SPACEs In Action

Lisa Luceno

Briya PCS

Monica Lypson

The GW Medical Faculty Associates

Kimberly Osagie

Kimberly Osagie

Education consultant

Marisa Parrella

Marisa Parrella

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Andrew Plemmons Pratt

Andrew Plemmons Pratt

CityBridge Education

Ahnna Smith

DC Workforce Investment Council

Matthew Taylor

Noble Story Group

Selvon Waldron

Genesys Works, National Capital Region

April Wallace

American Heart Association, Voices for Healthy Kids Initiative

Cohort III

2019–20

Featured

Cecily Darden Adams

Cecily Darden Adams

Flamboyan Foundation

Tiffany Alston

DC Public Library

Kimberly Barrett

Kimberly Barrett

DC Public Schools

Lauren Biel

DC Greens

Quincy Booth

D.C. Department of Corrections (DCDOC)

Amanda Borden

School Leader Lab

Samantha Cohen

American University School of Education

Amanda Delabar

Tubman Elementary School

Josh Edelman

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Michelle Edwards

Michelle Edwards

The Idari Collective

Celine Fejeran

PAVE

Anna Gregory

KIPP DC

Lecester Johnson

Lecester Johnson

Academy of Hope

Brigham Kiplinger

Brigham Kiplinger

Garrison Elementary School

Justin Lessek

The Sojourner Truth School

Ebony Marcelle

Community of Hope

Nicole Newman

DC Public Charter School Board

Catherine Peretti

Catherine Peretti

My School DC

Leila Peterson

SchoolTalk, Inc.

Ariana Quiñones

Ariana Quiñones

DC Child & Family Services Agency

Cassandra Sanchez

Cassandra Sanchez

Purposeful Disruption LLC

Jessica Sutter

EdPro Consulting

Dee Dee Parker Wright

Dee Dee Parker Wright

Jubilee JumpStart

Cohort II

2018–19

Featured

Eric Bethel

DC Public Schools

Maia Blankenship

Maia Blankenship

Wildflower Schools

Shanita Burney

DC Public Schools

Hilary Darilek

E.L. Haynes Public Charter School

Celene Domitrovich

Celene Domitrovich

Early Childhood Innovation Network at Georgetown University

Elsa Duré

Diverse Charter Schools Coalition

Bren Elliot

Dc Public Schools

Eduardo Ferrer

Georgetown Juvenile Justice Initiative

Jacqueline Greer

Jacqueline Greer

Urban Teachers DC

Faith Gibson Hubbard

Faith Gibson Hubbard

Office of the Student Advocate, DC State Board of Education

Dara Johnson

Horning Family Fund

Míchelle Johnson

Míchelle Johnson

Mundo Verde Public Charter School

Florence Kreisman

Florence Kreisman

Mary’s Center

Brian McNamee

Academy of Hope

John Mein

DC Office of the Deputy Mayor of Public Safety and Justice

Libertad Kotlyarov Montoya

Libertad Kotlyarov Montoya

George Washington University Hospital

Jennifer Niles

New Futures

Sara Parker

MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital

Scott Pearson

DC Public Charter School Board

Lesley Poole

The SEED Foundation

Maisha Riddlesprigger

Maisha Riddlesprigger

Ketcham Elementary School

Eloise Russo

City Kids Wilderness Project

Nikhil Vashee

DC Public Charter School Board

Shereen Williams

Shereen Williams

Education Board Partners

Kim Zablud

DC Public Library

Cohort I

2017–18

Featured

Lee Beers

Early Childhood Innovation Network and DC Collaborative for Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care

Nathaniel Beers

Nathaniel Beers

HSC Health Care System

Saba Bireda

Sanford Heisler Sharp

Mayra Canizales

Mayra Canizales

Oyster-Adams Elementary School

Pyper Davis

Educare DC

Kristin Henning

Kristin Henning

Juvenile Justice Clinic at Georgetown University

Caroline Hill

228 Accelerator

Stacy Kane

Washington Leadership Academy

Melissa Kim

Robyn Lingo

Mikva Challenge

Maya Martin

PAVE

Bisi Oyedele

Education Forward DC

Eugene Pinkard

The Aspen Institute

Richard Reyes-Gavilan

Richard Reyes-Gavilan

DC Public Library

Alicia Robinson

Alicia Robinson

EdPlus Consulting

Lenora Robinson Mills

Lenora Robinson Mills

DC Public Charter School Board

Mikaela Seligman

Mikaela Seligman

AchieveMission

Joyanna Smith

Ombudsman for Public Education

Michael Spencer

Michael Spencer

D.C. Rental Housing Commission

Kerrien Suarez

Equity in the Center

Brittany Wagner-Friel

Brittany Wagner-Friel

E.L. Haynes Public Charter School

Raymond Weeden

DC Prep Public Charter School

LaToya Wesley

District of Columbia Department of Corrections