Meet the Collective
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Board of Directors
Debra Watkins
Executive Director San Jose, California Dr. Akosua Lesesne Chair of the Board Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Founder & CEO, Sisters in Education Circle Tyson Amir Vice Chair Oakland, California Author and Founder & Director of Freedom Soul Media Education Initiatives Dr. Theresa Y. Robinson, Ph.D. Secretary Chicago, Illinois Ass. Professor and Director of Secondary & Middle Grads Education Founder, Science 3000 Michael Steele, CPA Treasurer Emeryville, California President, Michael Steele, CPA Michael C. Essien Oakland, California Principal, Dr. Martin Luther King Academy Middle School M. von Nkosi Atlanta, Georgia Licensed Architect and Principal Liquid Studios and The MXD Collaborative, Inc. J. Toni Oliver Atlanta, Georgia President, J.T. Oliver & Associates |
Wisdom Circle
Lisa Delpit, Ed.D.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Felton G. Clark Distinguished Professor of Education Southern University Gloria Ladson-Billings, Ph.D. Madison, Wisconsin Professor Emerita Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education University of Wisconsin-Madison Carol Lee, Ph.D. Evanston, Illinois Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Education & Social Policy Northwestern University Wade Nobles, Ph.D. Oakland, California Founder & Executive Director Institute For The Advanced Study of Black Family Life and Culture Adelaide Sanford, Ph.D. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Vice Chancellor Emerita New York Board of Regents Malik Yakini Detroit, Michigan Founder & Executive Director The Detroit Black Community Food Security Network Arnetha Ball, PhD Stanford, CA Professor Emerita Stanford University Graduate School of Education |
Leadership Team
Iva Carruthers, Ph.D.
Vision & Organizational Consultant Chicago, Illinois Founder & General Secretary Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference Joyce King, Ph.D. Vision & Organizational Consultant Atlanta, Georgia Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair for Urban Teaching, Learning & Leadership and Professor Department of Educational Policy Studies, Georgia State University |
