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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
Michael Essien
Board Member
Oakland, California
Principal, Dr. Martin Luther King Academic Middle School
Oakland, California
Principal, Dr. Martin Luther King Academic Middle School
Akosua Lesesne, Ed.D.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Founder & CEO, Sisters in Education Circle
Founder & CEO, Sisters in Education Circle
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