Our People
We're united by our belief in education leadership as a lever for change. Meet the team behind our mission.
Our Executive Leadership
David Baiz, Ed.L.D
Executive Director, Programs
Mary Jo Dunnington
Executive Director, Business Development, Communications, & Finance
Michelle Jarney
Executive Director, Learning & Strategy
Anthony King, Ed.L.D.
Executive Director, External Engagement
Our Board of Directors
Jonathan Moses
Board ChairPartner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Kerri Briggs, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Educate Texas
Brandon Cardet-Hernandez
Founder & CEO, Medley Learning
Kendra Ferguson, Ed.D.
Founder, Ferguson Consulting Group
Marisa Gondrez
U.S. Legal Counsel & New York Director of Operations, Maven Securities, U.S. Limited
Mark Kornblau
Managing Partner & Global Head of Communications, Softbank Group
Jessica Mindnich, Ph.D.
Data, Evaluation, & Organizational Learning Expert
Hector Montenegro, Ed.D.
President & CEO, Montenegro Consulting Group, LLC
Jeanny Pak
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, New York City Economic Development Corp.
Diane Robinson, Ed.L.D.
Filmmaker & Leadership Consultant, Yard Girl Productions
Darline Robles, Ph.D.
Professor of Clinical Education & Associate Dean, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
Scott Widmeyer
Founding Managing Partner & Chief Strategy Officer, Finn Partners
Client Services
Ashley Brailsford
Director, Leadership Development
Nicole Cathey
National Designer & Facilitator; System Leadership Programs Lead
Jess Cihal
Associate Vice President, Learning & Strategy; Aspiring Leadership Programs Lead
Marianna Fischer, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, Research, Evaluation, & Impact
Michael Kim
Senior Director, Leadership Development; Coaching Services Lead
Lauren McElrath
Director, Leadership Development
Nikki Nagler
Senior Director, Research, Evaluation, & Impact
Kendra Washington-Bass, Ph.D.
National Designer & Facilitator
Business Development & Communications
Philip Benowitz
Associate Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
Lorene Sachwald
Director, Marketing & Communications
Erica S. Van Ross, APR
Associate Vice President, Strategic Communications
Operations & Administration
Magen Bouchard
Information Technology Operations Specialist
Ashley Fortner-DomÃnguez, Ed.L.D.
Strategic Advisor to the President & CEO
Juanita Lewis
Executive Assistant, Office of the President & CEO
Sarah Stevens Malcolm
Associate Vice President, Financial Strategy, Budgets, & Grants
Brittany Stewart, PHR
Senior Director, Human Resources & Talent Management
Our Expert Advisory Council
Monique Darrisaw-Akil, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Uniondale Union Free School District
Sonya Douglass, Ed.D.
Professor & Chair of the Dept. of Organization & Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University
Kriste Dragon
President, Pahara Institute at Lone Rock
Sharif El-Mekki
Founder & CEO, Center for Black Educator Development
Ann Ishimaru, Ed.D.
Professor of Educational Foundations, Leadership, & Policy, College of Education, University of Washington
Eva Mejia, Ed.L.D.
Executive Director, IDEO
Jessica Santana
Co-Founder & CEO, America on Tech
Robert Sheffield, Ed.D.
Founding Partner & Managing Director, ScaleUp
Joanna Yip, Ph.D.
Independent Consultant & Instructional Coach