Series: Profiles in Education Equity

Profile in Education Equity: Kristen Smith

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Kristen Smith is the Louisiana director of programs and organizing for Leadership for Educational Equity, a nonprofit leadership development organization inspiring and supporting a network of civic leaders to end the…

Profile in Education Equity: Erika Beltran, Leadership ISD

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Erika Beltran is the chief of advocacy and policy at Leadership ISD, a Texas-based organization that helps community leaders advance academic excellence and racial equity in public education through advocacy,…

Profile in Education Equity: Educare DC

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Educare Washington DC is a full-day, year-round early childhood program in Ward 7 serving 304 children ages 6 weeks to 5 years, and their families. Last year, Educare DC was…

Profile in Education Equity: Jonathan Feinstein, State Director, Texas

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Ed Trust is pleased to announce Jonathan Feinstein as the state director for Texas. Jonathan brings more than 15 years of experience in education as a teacher, organizer and nonprofit…

Profile in Education Equity: Michelle Moreno, Leadership for Educational Equity

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As director of partnerships and coaching with Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), Michelle Moreno supports teachers and former teachers across the country in their leadership journey. Previously, Michelle has served…

Profiles in Education Equity:  Gini Pupo-Walker, State Director, Tennessee

article-cropped January 17, 2020 by Letisha Marrero

Gini Pupo-Walker joins The Education Trust as State Director for Tennessee. In this role, Gini will work with advocates, educators, students and community partners across Tennessee seeking to increase educational opportunity and improve…

Profiles in Education Equity: Caroline Sanchez Crozier, LULAC

article-cropped December 03, 2019 by Letisha Marrero

For more than 15 years, Caroline Sanchez Crozier has served as the Illinois Education Chair for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the oldest and largest civil rights…

Profiles in Education Equity: Kyle Strickland, the Kirwan Institute

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Kyle Strickland is the senior legal analyst at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. His work focuses on local and national civil rights issues, criminal justice…