Meet our Tennessee staff

Alexza is the chief of staff for Tennessee at The Education Trust. She advises the state director and develops…

Melissa is the manager of operations for The Education Trust in Tennessee, where she manages the day-to-day operations of…

Ariel is the LEE Public Policy Fellow at The Education Trust - Tennessee, where she supports various projects and…

Alexa serves as the College Access Fellow for Ed Trust-Tennessee, where she will assist in managing of projects that…

As a member of the Policy & Research team, Jordan analyzes local, state, and national trends in higher education.…

Sonny Metoki is the higher education policy analyst for The Education Trust in Tennessee. In this role, Sonny analyzes…

MaKenzie is the Senior Manager of Government Relations at Ed Trust – Tennessee, where she develops legislative strategy to…

As a Communications Associate, Britney supports The Education Trust in Tennessee team’s digital communications strategy and works to amplify…

Meili Powell is the assistant director of advocacy & engagement for Ed Trust – Tennessee, where she leads a…

Gini brings more than 20 years of work in education as a teacher, administrator, and nonprofit leader. She serves…

Jazmin is the Advocacy & Partnership Manager at EdTrust-TN. In this role, she will support our coalition-building and alliance-management…

As the senior P-12 policy analyst for The Education Trust - Tennessee, Breanna leads education data, research, and policy…

Kynnedy is a P-12 policy fellow. In this role, she assesses new and existing policies, data, and research to…