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Meet Our Team
Who We Are
Meet Our Team
Debra Watkins
Founder & Executive Director
San Jose, California
San Jose, California
Sherinda Bryant
School at Home Resource Director
San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA
Alicia Okoh
Executive Assistant
Antioch, California
Antioch, California
Atlantis Browder
National Program Development Officer
Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.
Naomi Martin
Program Assistant
San Jose, California
San Jose, California
Al Herron
Senior Technology & Information Systems Consultant
Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Meet the Collective
Board of Directors
Debra Watkins
Executive Director
San Jose, California
San Jose, California
JamesTaylor
Chair of Board
San Francisco, CA
Retired Administrator, San Francisco Unified School District
San Francisco, CA
Retired Administrator, San Francisco Unified School District
Tyson Amir
Vice Chair
Oakland, California
Author and Founder & Director of Freedom Soul Media Education Initiatives
Oakland, California
Author and Founder & Director of Freedom Soul Media Education Initiatives
Theresa Y. Robinson, Ph.D.
Secretary
Chicago, Illinois
Ass. Professor and Director of Secondary & Middle Grads Education
Founder, Science 3000
Chicago, Illinois
Ass. Professor and Director of Secondary & Middle Grads Education
Founder, Science 3000
Michael Steele, CPA
Treasurer
Emeryville, California
President, Michael Steele, CPA
Emeryville, California
President, Michael Steele, CPA
M. von Nkosi
Board Member
Atlanta, Georgia
Licensed Architect and Principal
Liquid Studios and The
MXD Collaborative, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
Licensed Architect and Principal
Liquid Studios and The
MXD Collaborative, Inc.
J. Toni Oliver
Board Member
Atlanta, Georgia
President, J.T. Oliver & Associates
Atlanta, Georgia
President, J.T. Oliver & Associates
Dr. Thomishia Booker
Founder of Hey Carter
Wisdom Circle
Lisa Delpit, Ed.D.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Felton G. Clark Distinguished Professor of Education
Southern University
Felton G. Clark Distinguished Professor of Education
Southern University
Gloria Ladson-Billings, Ph.D.
Madison, Wisconsin
Professor Emerita
Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education
Professor Emerita
Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education
Carol Lee, Ph.D.
Evanston, Illinois
Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Education & Social Policy
Northwestern University
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
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
Vice Chancellor Emerita
New York Board of Regents
Malik Yakini
Detroit, Michigan
Founder & Executive Director
The Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
Founder & Executive Director
The Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
Arnetha Ball, Ph.D.
Stanford, CA
Professor Emerita
Stanford University Graduate School of Education
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
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
Atlanta, Georgia
Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair for Urban Teaching, Learning & Leadership and Professor
Department of Educational Policy Studies, Georgia State University
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