Shannon Garfield (she/her)
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. A’Seret Dokubo (she/her)
Chief Program Quality + Implementation Officer
Avni Murray (she/her)
Chief of Staff + Strategy
Darren Jasper (he/him)
Associate Partner
Hannah DeBear (she/her)
Partner
Heather Kawlra (she/her)
Chief Program + Impact Officer
Wendy Bentley (she/her)
Director of Development
K.B. Cunningham (she/her)
Associate Partner
Jay Altman
Former CEO of FirstLine Schools
Lauren Rhim
Executive Director,
Center for Learner Equity
Robert Garda
Law Professor, Loyola University Law School
Josh Densen
CEO, Next Chapter
Chris Windon
Director of Finance, Sophie B. Wright Charter School
Tiffany Cheng Nyaggah
Former Partner at New Schools Venture Fund
Kaylan Connally
Chief Strategy Officer, School District of Philadelphia
We are grateful to our funding partners whose support empowers us to transform public education. SELF is a reliable funding partner, serving its mission with fidelity and delivering positive outcomes. Over half of our philanthropic funders have awarded multiple grants.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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