Profile in Education Equity: Augustus Mays, VP for Partnerships & Engagement at Ed Trust
June 22, 2023 by Gabriela Montell Augustus Mays is Ed Trust’s vice president for Partnerships and Engagement (P&E). He will coordinate Ed Trust’s P-12 and higher-ed policy agenda to ensure that organizational efforts to change federal…
Profiles in Education Equity: Qubilah Huddleston, P-12 Policy Lead for Ed Trust
April 26, 2023 by Gabriela Montell Qubilah Huddleston is a P-12 policy lead, and she will help shape Ed Trust’s policy positions on equitable school funding. A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Qubilah analyzes state and…
Profile in Education Equity: Devin Morris, Cofounder and Executive Director of The Teachers’ Lounge
October 20, 2022 by EdTrust Devin Morris co-founded The Teachers’ Lounge in 2018 in Boston with then-business partner Jabari Peddie. They began this work because throughout their own K-12 and college experiences, as well as…
Profiles in Education Equity: Sandra Rodriguez, Advocacy Director at Latinos for Education
September 15, 2022 by EdTrust Sandra Rodríguez is a native Houstonian, daughter of immigrant parents, and the advocacy director at Latinos for Education, where she leads the organization’s efforts to elevate Latino voices in decision-making…
Profiles in Education Equity: Judith Bradley, Founder of JackBeNimble
May 11, 2022 by EdTrust Judith Bradley is founder and managing partner of JackBeNimble, a nonprofit organization based in Kentucky that is dedicated to re-imagining special education systems so that they work for all—students, families,…
Profiles in Education Equity – Dina Walker President and CEO, BLU Educational Foundation
March 22, 2022 by EdTrust Dina Walker has over 20 years of experience working with educational, government, and community organizations. As president and CEO of BLU Educational Foundation, she leads a team that provides educational…
Profile in Education Equity – Betsy Bonilla Jimenez-Hurst, Executive Director, HOLA Lakeway
January 20, 2022 by Letisha Marrero Betsy Bonilla Jimenez-Hurst is from Costa Rica but has spent nearly 20 years living in Tennessee. She currently serves as the executive director of HOLA Lakeway, a grassroots, community-based organization…
Profiles in Education Equity: Jaleesa Jones, East Baton Rouge Parish School System
October 20, 2021 by Letisha Marrero Jaleesa Jones has been a Louisiana resident for over 13 years and has served the students in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System (EBRPSS) in many capacities, including teacher,…
Profiles in Education Equity: Gray Sterling, Washington State Partnerships and Engagement Consultant
August 31, 2021 by Letisha Marrero As a Black, first-generation, former low-income student, and the firstborn son of an immigrant mother from Mexico, Gray Sterling has dedicated his professional career of nearly 10 years to educational…