Staff

Denise Forte (pronounced “fort”) is the president and CEO at The Education Trust. Named one of the Washingtonian's 500…

Amber Arellano is the founding executive director of The Education Trust-Midwest. Founded in 2010, today Ed Trust-Midwest is widely recognized…

Dia is the executive director at The Education Trust–New York. In that role, she leads an ambitious policy and…

Maria has over 15 years of professional experience in finance, accounting, process improvement, management of nonprofit organizations and corporate…

Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D., serves as Ed Trust’s Senior Vice President. In this role, Wil spearheads Ed Trust’s mission…

Robin brings more than 15 years of writing, editing, and production experience to The Education Trust. As the leader…

As the chief of staff at The Education Trust, Claudia oversees operations and provides strategic support to the Interim…

Dr. Christopher Nellum (he/him/his) is the Executive Director of The Education Trust–West, a nonprofit education equity organization focused on…

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

Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. serves as Ed Trust’s vice president of P-12 policy, practice, and research. In this role,…

As chief development officer, Rachel is a member of The Education Trust leadership team, working to strengthen the movement…

Kevin Chappell serves as the executive writer, Office of the President/CEO, where he leads the direction, development, and execution…

Eliza Jarvinen joined Ed Trust as associate director of development in Spring 2019. Previously, she served as director, institutional…

As a Development Specialist, Emily helps to draft grant reports, budget narratives, and concept papers. She also processes grant…

As development assistant, Momal supports the Development team in scheduling, prospect research, and organizing grant deliverables and funder meetings.Prior…

Grace Aiyedogbon is the Digital Communications Manager at The Education Trust. She specializes in structuring web, social and email…

Ameshia leads media strategy, press outreach, and engagement for the higher education team. Prior to joining The Education Trust,…

With two decades of experience in issues advocacy, media relations, and strategic planning, Nicolle advances the organization’s equity agenda…

Ana Henriquez is the digital communications associate at Ed Trust, where she works alongside the digital team to create…

Karen is lead creative of the visual voice for The Education Trust. She develops and designs for all marketing…

Letisha Marrero brings more than 20 years of editorial experience across multimedia platforms — digital, mobile, broadcast, and print…

In her current role, Gabriela writes and edits a variety of content — including, but not limited to, blogs,…

Andrea serves as the communications manager for the Partnerships and Engagement team, where she liaises with the various state…

Jalyn’s responsibility as a graphic designer is to create high-quality design for print, digital, and social media. She started…

As part of the Communications team, Joe Weedon prepares senior leaders for public outreach and engagement opportunities and advises…

As the associate director of grants management and finance at Ed Trust, Chantel leads the grants management, reporting and…

Azeb has more than 12 years of nonprofit accounting experience, including over three years in public accounting. Prior joining…

Maria Tapia is an accounting associate in the finance department. Previously, she worked for 25 years at a multinational…

Katherine is the grant specialist at Ed Trust. She helps manage the organization's multitude of grants across all offices…

Hector Biaggi is the senior analyst on the P-12 data and analytics team. In his role, Hector helps analyze…

Ebony Daughtry is the senior executive assistant to Allison Socol, vice president for P-12 policy, research and practice at Ed…

Nancy is a Senior P-12 Research Associate and leads the Social, Emotional, and Academic Development work at EdTrust. In…

Eric Duncan is the director for P-12 policy, specializing in policies related to educator quality and increasing the racial…

As a senior associate on the P-12 Research team, Carrie Gillispie conducts quantitative and qualitative analyses and develops Ed…

Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos, Ph.D. is the Director of P-12 Research at The Education Trust. Dr. Jimenez-Castellanos has spent over 20…

Kristen Hengtgen is a senior analyst on the P-12 policy team. She focuses on policies and practices that advocate…

As policy lead on the P-12 policy team, Qubilah informs and manages Ed Trust’s policy positions on equitable school…

Nathan Kriha is a policy analyst on the P-12 policy team where he focuses on topics related to educator…

Shayna is a policy analyst on the P-12 team. In this role, Shayna supports work related to the Alliance…

Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D., is the director of p-12 practice, leading Ed Trust’s Equity in Motion assignment analysis work.Prior…

As the director of P-12 data and analytics, Ivy Morgan designs and conducts data and policy analyses that contribute…

As assistant director of P-12 policy, Nicholas is responsible for overseeing work on a range of topics, including resource…

William researches and writes about P-12 curriculum and instructional practice with a focus on representation and culturally responsive teaching.William…

Jinann leads an ambitious, innovative effort directed at advancing the opportunity and equity agenda at colleges and universities. She…

Kayla C. Elliott, Ph.D. is director of higher education policy at The Education Trust, where she leads the team…

Ivy joined The Education Trust in 2000. She previously worked as an executive assistant/proposal coordinator for Facilities Management Company…

William leads and manages the Justice Policy Fellowship, where he works with the policy team to provide an equity…

Jessie Hernández-Reyes is a senior policy analyst on the higher education policy team. She focuses on promoting policies and…

Victoria Jackson is the assistant director of higher education policy at Ed Trust, where she leads work on college…

Phil Martin is director of higher education policy implementation at The Education Trust. His focus is helping federal and…

Gabriel Montague is a higher education research analyst who utilizes data to develop a strong evidence-based foundation for institutional,…

Diana works with the Higher Education Team analyzing data related to college affordability, college outcomes, and racial equity. Diana’s…

Brittani is a highly skilled policy analyst who specializes in higher education policy. As a member of Ed Trust's higher…

Doug is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the organization’s Information Technology (IT) department. This work includes hardware…

Gwendolyn is the primary benefits coordinator, serving as the point person for all benefits-related concerns to staff and vendors. …

Sarah leads the Human Resources function at The Education Trust. Her work focuses on building a diverse, thriving workforce…

Dailyn is responsible for handling the day-to-day tasks for the organization's Information Technology (IT) department. This includes installing, maintaining,…

Ray is responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operations of the national office and is the primary contact for all…

Davon is responsible for handling the day-to-day tasks for the organization's Information Technology (IT) department. This includes installing, maintaining,…

Suniyah is responsible for handling the day-to-day tasks for the organization’s Information Technology (IT) department. This includes installing, maintaining,…

Before joining Ed Trust, Loretta was the administrative assistant to Floretta Dukes McKenzie, a former superintendent of schools in…

Andrew supports Ed Trust Operations to recruit, hire, engage, develop, and reward amazing talent. He is passionate about leadership…

Jordyn Bussey is the assistant director for national and state partnership at The Education Trust, where she leads the…

Genesis Carela is the state policy associate for Massachusetts at The Education Trust. She conducts policy and data analyses…

Judith manages and executes policy goals and advocacy activities within the Houston region in collaboration with the Texas State…

Jonathan brings more than 15 years of experience in education as a teacher, organizer and nonprofit leader. He serves…

Tramelle Howard is an educator, community advocate and a deep believer in the urgent need to advance equity in…

Lynn C. Jennings, Ph.D., is the senior director of national and state partnerships for The Education Trust. She leads…

In her role, Chanthy works alongside students, families, and community advocates to build urgency and collective will through meaningful…

Christine Magume is an associate for the National and State Partnership team. Her responsibilities range from project management to…

As assistant director for state advocacy, Robert advances the mission of The Education Trust by identifying and building strategic…

Reid serves as the organization's director of government affairs, working to leverage policy analysis as well as legislative tactics…

Andrea manages and evaluates research projects to identify structures and policies that support Texas students' postsecondary persistence and completion…

Blair serves as senior government affairs associate, working alongside the director of government affairs and other members of the…