Aqua Stovall (she/her)
Founder/Senior Advisor
Dr. A’Seret Dokubo (she/her)
Managing Director of Fellowships
Astrid Ortiz (she/her)
Leadership Coach
Avni Murray (she/her)
Managing Director of Program Strategy
Charlene Carthon (she/her)
Leadership Coach
Darren Jasper (he/him)
Leadership Coach
Hannah DeBear (she/her)
Leadership Coach
Heather Kawlra (she/her)
Senior Managing Director of Strategy & Impact
Kara Gardner (she/her)
Leadership Coach
K. B. Cunningham (she/her)
Leadership Coach
Leigh Bozard (she/her)
Senior Director of Leadership Programming
Lila Hochron (she/her)
Director of Program Strategy
Shannon Garfield (she/her)
Chief Executive Officer
Wendy Bentley (she/her)
Grants Director
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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