STAY WOKE
THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL BLACK MALE EDUCATORS CONVENING
October 13-15, 2017 Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel 201 N. 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
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WELCOME TO PHILADELPHIA
Dear Friends, On behalf of our 500+ members, we want to welcome everyone to the Fellowship’s first national convening of Black Male Educators. In our lifetimes as Black Male Educators, what we do has never been more important. All of us need to be at the top of our game and make sure we’re getting the training and support required to stay there: lending a hand to one another, ensuring we’re the best educators we can be and striving for equity inside and outside the classroom. And we all need to work together to ensure our ranks continue to grow. This is what the Fellowship is all about. It’s what this convening is all about. And we know it’s what you’re all about, too. So we hope you learn things this weekend, as well as meet new colleagues and friends and build networks that will help you be even more effective in your careers. But more than anything, we hope you leave here energized to do what you do best: teach. Please make a point of speaking with us directly. We look forward to meeting you all. Warmly,
Vincent E. Cobb II CEO, The Fellowship and Co-founder, BMEC
Sharif El-Mekki
Co-Chair and Founder, The Fellowship
A MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
Dear BMEC Participants, Your attendance today will help to illuminate an issue that needs our collective efforts. Recruiting African American male teachers is an ongoing challenge. At present, they comprise of only 2% of the teaching profession. However, all students need a diverse group of high performing educators. I am pleased that the Black Male Educators Convening (BMEC) will propel The Fellowship’s focus on diversifying the profession by addressing issues related to career trajectory, upward mobility and life cycle. This work will focus on policy and practices that contribute to under representation. I fully support The Fellowship’s mission to support the region’s efforts to recruit, retain and support African American male educators. The networking event is a great way to ultimately develop support systems aligned to African American male educators’ unique needs. Sincerely,
William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D. Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia
Education among all kinds of men always had, and always will have, an element of... revolution... -W.E.B. DU BOIS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 3:00 PM
REGISTRATION OPENS
EMCEES:
5:00 PM COMMUNITY BUILDING WITH BLACK EDUCATORS ROCK AND VANGUARD SOLUTIONS CONSULTING
For scholarship recipients
Melissa Chester, Ph.D., CEO, Black
Sterling Grimes, High School Teacher and Founding Member, The Fellowship
7:30–8:40 AM
BREAKFAST
8:40–8:50 AM
THE FELLOWSHIP GREETINGS Vincent E. Cobb II
Educators Rock
CEO/Co-founder, The Fellowship
Roxy Hall, Executive Director, SHEnergy a Division
of Vanguard Solutions Consulting
6:00 PM
PRE-WELCOME RECEPTION
Networking, food and music
7:00 PM FRIDAY WELCOME RECEPTION OPENING REMARKS FROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE Jack Drummond, Director, City of Philadelphia, Office of Black Male Engagement
7:05 PM
OPENING VIDEO INTRODUCTION
7:10 PM
SPEAKER
Pedro Rivera, PA State Secretary of Education 7:20 PM
SPEAKER Shavar Jefferies, President, Democrats for Education Reform
7:50 PM
8:50–9:50 AM STAY WOKE: TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. THE INVISIBLE TAX ON TEACHERS OF COLOR.
Kaya Henderson, Moderator, Former Chancellor,
D.C. Public Schools
John B. King, Jr., CEO, The Education Trust and
Former U.S. Secretary of Education
William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D., Superintendent,
School District of Philadelphia
David Johns, Former Executive Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans
Peggy Brookins, NBCT, President and CEO,
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
10:05–10:55 AM BREAKOUT SESSION 1 ACTIVISM, ADVOCACY AND
CLOSING REMARKS
Raymond Roy-Pace, Talent Partner, School District of Philadelphia and Leadership Team, The Fellowship
CULTURAL CONTEXT WORKSHOPS
11:05–11:55 AM BREAKOUT SESSION 2 ACTIVISM, ADVOCACY AND CULTURAL CONTEXT WORKSHOPS
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12:05–12:25 PM
LUNCH
12:25–12:35 PM YOU’VE GOT THE POWER… SUCCESS AND NOTHING LESS Merlyna Valentine, Motivational Speaker and Consultant
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 Natasha Alford, Journalist and Deputy Director, The Grio
12:35–1:25 PM THE MOVEMENT. THEN AND NOW. PRESENTED BY THE GRIO Natasha Alford, Moderator, Journalist and
Deputy Director, The Grio
Howard L. Fuller, Ph.D., Professor of Education,
Marquette University
Salome Thomas-EL, Head of School, Thomas
Edison Charter School, and National Education Expert
Chris Stewart, President and CEO, Wayfinder
EMCEE:
Jeffrey Jones, Radio Personality, WURD
8:00–8:30 AM
BREAKFAST
8:30–9:30 AM CCSSO PANEL: STATE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR
William Hayes, Ph.D., Moderator, Principal, Mastery—East Camden Middle School
James Ford ’14 (NC) Nathan Bowling ’16 (WA) Abdul Wright ’16 (MN)
9:45–11:00 AM COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE “THE UN-CONFERENCE”
Foundation
1:25–1:40 PM
MAYOR’S REMARKS
11:15–11:55 AM
CLOSE-OUT SPEAKER Roland Martin
James F. Kenney, Mayor, City of Philadelphia 1:50–2:40 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION 3
Host and Managing Editor, NewsOne Now, TV One
11:55 AM– 12:00 PM
CLOSING REMARKS Sharif El-Mekki
TEACHING AND LEARNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
Board Chair/Founder, The Fellowship
2:50–3:40 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 4 SYSTEMS WORKSHOPS; TEACHING AND LEARNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
THE FELLOWSHIP AFTER HOURS SATURDAY
3:50–4:50 PM RADICAL EDUCATORS: ACTIVISM IN OUR COMMUNITIES, CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS. WHY THERE CAN BE NO SEPARATION BETWEEN ACTIVISM AND EDUCATION.
5:00 PM
Solomon Jones, Moderator, Author,
6:00 PM
RECEPTION AT SHERATON PHILADELPHIA DOWNTOWN HOTEL
@ 201 N. 17th Street
Columnist, Talk Radio Show Host
Brittany Packnett, VP of National Community
Alliances, Teach for America
Derrell Bradford, Executive VP, 50CAN; Executive Director; NYCAN
Robert W. Simmons III, Ed.D., VP of Strategy and Innovation, Campaign for Black Male Achievement
DeRay Mckesson, Civil Rights Activist and Former
School Administrator, Baltimore City Public Schools
4:50–5:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS Chris McFadden, 5th Grade Teacher and Fellowship Leadership Team Member
HAPPY HOUR
5:30 PM TEACH FOR AMERICA NETWORKING EVENT IN THE SHERATON HOTEL LOBBY
RESERVE R&B LOUNGE @ 724 Arch Street in downtown Philadelphia
(Half admission for all convening guests)
2% IS NOT ENOUGH Mastery Schools is proud to support The Fellowship and its effort to increase the number of Black male teachers.
Mastery Schools www.masterycharter.org
BLOCK ONE SESSIONS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 10:05-10:55 AM
ACTIVISM/ADVOCACY AND CULTURAL CONTEXT WORKSHOPS
EDUCATION: IT’S A HEART MATTER!® — THE POWER OF AUTHENTIC REFLECTION Dr. Johni Cruse Craig
ELEVATING THE BLACK MALE VOICE IN EDUCATION
THE IMMORTALITY OF INFLUENCE: BELIEVING EVERY CHILD CAN ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS
David McGuire, Tindley Accelerated Schools MTSS Coordinator, Educate ME Foundation (Indianapolis, IN)
Salome Thomas-EL, Principal, Thomas Edison Charter School (Wilmington, DE)
LEGACY: COLLEGE COMPLETION STRATEGIES FOR NATION BUILDING (HIGH SCHOOL)
UNREALIZED IMPACT: THE CASE FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
Brian Peterson, Ph.D., Author, Higher Learning: Maximizing Your College Experience, and Director, Makuu: The Black Cultural Center at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
Andrew Rayner, Analyst, Bellwether Education Partners (Washington, D.C.)
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT — MOVING TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER PRACTICE THROUGH A WELL THOUGHT OUT PERFORMANCE REVIEW (LEADERSHIP TRACK)
Quibila A. Divine, President and Founder, The Educational Advocates Reaching Today’s Hardworking Students, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)
Khari Shabazz, Principal at Success Academy Harlem West Middle School (New York, NY)
A RESTORATIVE JOURNEY: TRANSFORMING HARM THROUGH THE ARTS
Derrick Taylor and Damaso Gallman, Lead Teaching Artist, Youth Restorative Justice, Mural Arts Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)
BLACK MASCULINITY VERSUS BLACK MACHISMO: A TALE OF TWO IDENTITIES
William Stubbs, Oklahoma City Public Schools, Instructional Leadership Director for Charter and Enterprise Schools (Oklahoma City, OK)
TELL AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS WHO THEY ARE AND WATCH THEM EVOLVE INTO WHO WE HOPED THEY WOULD BECOME
Gwendolyn W. Ebron, President and CEO, G.S.E. Enterprise, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)
PROGRESSIVE BLACK MASCULINITIES IN EDUCATION: WHAT’S OUR WORK? Christopher Rogers, Lead, JustMaybeCo. (Philadelphia, PA)
RIGOR, RELEVANCE & RELATIONSHIPS: AN APPROACH TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES
Brandon Corley, New York City Department of Education/NYC Men Teach, Program Manager (NYC); Co-presenters: Richard Haynes and Brittany Drygas
THE CHOSEN ONES: USING OUR POSITIONALITY TO INTERRUPT EDUCATIONAL INEQUITIES
Patrice Fenton, Ph.D., Associate Director, NYC Men Teach, The City University of New York; Hanna Campbell, Program Coordinator, NYC Men Teach, The City University of New York; Gail Perry-Ryder, Associate Director, Teacher Education Programs, The City University of New York
A PATH TO VICTORY: CONNECTING POLICY, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE
Sharhonda Bossier (Facilitator), Khalillah Harris, Christina Grant, Camika Royal, Heather Harding
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT: JUST DO IT!!!
LIFTING UP THE VOICES OF BLACK TEACHERS: “THROUGH OUR EYES” Dr. Ashley Griffin, Interim Director of P-12 Research, The Education Trust (Washington, D.C.); Co-Presenter: Dr. Davis Dixon, Research Associate The Education Trust
FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE CAPITOL: EQUIPPING BLACK MALE EDUCATORS FOR SUCCESS IN THE POLICY ARENA
Atnre Alleyne, Founder & Executive Director, DelawareCAN; Daniel Walker, State Outreach Manager, DelawareCAN; Jenson Dennard, Teacher, Seaford School District (Wilmington, DE)
BLOCK TWO SESSIONS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 11:05-11:55 AM
ACTIVISM/ADVOCACY AND CULTURAL CONTEXT WORKSHOPS FLYING WITH BLACK SUPERMEN: A FILMED INTERVIEW (2017)
Kevin Dua, History Teacher; 2017 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (Cambridge, MA)
GETTING REAL ABOUT RACE AND EQUITY WITH TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERS Dr. Ronald W. Whitaker II, Assistant Professor of Culturally Responsive Education, Director of District and School Relations; Co-Director for the Center for Urban Education, Equity, and Improvement, Cabrini University (Radnor, PA)
CAN’T WE JUST TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY?: ADDRESSING INTRINSIC BARRIERS TO NAMING RACISM AND BIAS IN SCHOOLS
Dr. Tracey Benson, Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
SHIPS, TRIPS AND ANCHORS
Todd Parker, School Improvement Specialist, Arkansas Department of Education, Parker Education & Development, LLC (Conway, AR); Dr. Candice D. Barnes
WHITE SUPREMACY: WHY WE DON’T ACKNOWLEDGE IT, AND LOVE IT SO
William Anderson, Teacher and Senior Team Lead, The Manual High School, Denver Public Schools (Denver, CO)
RESEARCH WITH IMPACT
Urban Teacher Apprenticeship Program
Urban Teacher Residency Program
Independent School Teaching Residency
A full-time, 10-month teacher preparation program with student teaching placement in Philadelphia public or charter schools.
Designed for educators already working in schools who wish to pursue a masters on a exible schedule, within two years.
A two-year fellowship prepares early educators in our partner day and boarding schools with foundational pedagogy and classroom management skills.
Learn more about our pathways to teaching, visit www.gse.upenn.edu.
CREATING A SAFE SPACE FOR REAL TALK — A LOOK AT CREATING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE ADVISORY PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS Jamila Sams, CEO, Go to Ms. Sams
THE GUIDE FOR WHITE WOMEN WHO TEACH BLACK BOYS Ali Michael, Director, Race Institute for K-12 Educators INSTINCTIVE OR LEARNED? THE TRUTH ABOUT CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION
Daryl C. Howard, Ph.D., Montgomery County Public Schools, The BOND Project (Rockville, MD); Kenneth M. Smith, NBCT
THE SHIFT FROM STUDENTS TO SCHOLARS Principal James Pressley
Letisha Laws, Principal, Mastery Charter School (Philadelphia, PA)
THE MATHEMATICS TEACHER PROJECT
Nathan N. Alexander, Ph.D.; James King, Jr. Visiting Professor of Mathematics, Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA)
THEMING YOUR CLASSROOM: HOW TO CREATE A STUDENT FRIENDLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Tamel Holley, Elementary School Educator/Mentoring Program Coordinator, NYC Department of Education, Community Learning School (Brooklyn, NY)
ENGAGING IN REFLECTIVE PRACTICE
Michael O’Bryan, Director of Youth and Young Adult Programs, The Village of Arts and Humanities; The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern PA District; Project Safe Neighborhoods Project Manager (Philadelphia, PA)
TEACHING AS A SOCIAL JUSTICE Shemanne Davis; Aaliyah Rainey
BUILDING RESILIENCE IN EDUCATION: SELF-CARE, LEADERSHIP & THE DIVERSITY-DILEMMA Quaiser Abdullah, Temple University, Assistant Professor (Philadelphia, PA)
THE EDUCATIONAL LEGACY OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY
Nzinga Aziz (Moderator), Paula Peebles, Barbara Cox Easley, Aisha El-Mekki, Sultan Ahmad
MASK OFF: ADDRESSING STIGMA AND MAINTAINING YOUR WELLNESS (HIGH SCHOOL)
Gabriel Bryant, Engaging Males of Color (EMOC) Coordinator/ Youth Initiatives Specialist, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (Philadelphia, PA)
GET UNSTUCK!!!: PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR PHENOMENAL PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
Ayodele Harrison, Lead Educational Consultant, Ayodele Harrison Consulting (Atlanta, GA)
The Movement for Black and Brown Education One Voice Nuestra Voz
CRITICAL LITERACIES: CENTERING LITERACY IN THE CLASSROOM
Ronald J. Taylor, M.S. Ed. History Teacher, Horace Mann School (Bronx, NY)
DYNAMIC CLASSROOM: STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Raymond Fields and Maryam Abdelhamid, Principal and Teacher Leader, Mastery Charter Prep Middle School (Philadelphia, PA)
MEDIA LITERACY: A 21ST CENTURY MANDATE Tony Weaver, CEO, Weird Enough Productions (Atlanta, GA)
ASSERTIVE AND DELIBERATE MONITORING FOR DATA IN THE CLASSROOM
Meaghann Lawson, Apprentice School Leader-Principal, Mastery Charter School (Philadelphia, PA)
HOW TO ACHIEVE 1.5 YEARS GROWTH IN MATH AND READING WHILE CONQUERING POVERTY Shawn Hurt, The Turn Around Specialist
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
GETTING INTO HIGH SCHOOL IN PHILADELPHIA: THE WORKINGS OF A COMPLICATED SYSTEM Michelle Schmitt, Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts
BLOCK THREE SESSIONS
THE POWER OF AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 1:50-2:40 PM
TEACHING AND LEARNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FINDING EVIDENCE WITH THE WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE Diana McCallum, Sr. Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research
EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT: INCORPORATING RANDOM CALLING AND GROUPING STRATEGIES INTO DAILY INSTRUCTION Daman Harris, Assistant Principal, Montgomery County Public Schools (Rockville, MD)
NAVIGATING AUTHENTICITY AND CAREER PROGRESSION
Francis Pina, Mathematics Teacher, Charlestown High School (Charlestown, MA)
TEACHING AND LEADING: TRANSFORMING GREAT IDEAS INTO ACTION
Emily Davis, Director of Educator Engagement, Teach to Lead; Elmer Harris, Teacher & U.S. Department of Education Fellow, Christa McAuliffe Elementary School
REGIONAL EDUCATION LABORATORY (REL) MID-ATLANTIC
Steve Malick, Research Analyst, Regional Education Laboratory Mid Atlantic/ Mathematica Policy Research
We are proud to support The Fellowship/Black Male Educators for Social Justice and The Inaugural Black Male Educator Convening in advancing our mutual interest in providing access to high impact educators for all young people.
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WE DON’T NEED YOU TO GIVE US A VOICE. WE NEED YOU TO LISTEN (HIGH SCHOOL).
REFLECTIONS ON BUILDING A PIPELINE: THE NYC MEN TEACH PROGRAM STUDY
HEALING, POWER, AND LOVE: CULTIVATING EQUITY IN OUR ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES STARTS WITH US
THE MALE EDUCATOR NETWORK OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MENofPGCPS)
Tamir Harper, The Fellowship—Black Male Educators for Social Justice, Educators Rising, and Student Leader from the Superintendent’s Cabinet; David Johns, Former Executive Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans Executive Director, National Black Justice Coalition
Erin Trent Johnson, CEO and Founder, Community Equity Partners (Philadelphia, PA)
BLOCK FOUR SESSIONS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 2:50-3:40 PM
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FISCAL SPONSORSHIP 101
Tivoni Devor, Partnership and Outreach Manager, Urban Affairs Coalition (Philadelphia, PA)
IF YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE, LET OTHERS LIGHT THEIR CANDLE IN IT Dr. Richard Ramsey
Shannon R. Waite, Clinical Assistant Professor, The Graduate School of Education, Educational Leadership and Policy, Fordham University at Lincoln Center (NYC); Travis Bristol, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Boston University; Marcelle Mentor, Assistant Professor, The College of New Rochelle)
Curtis Valentine, At-Large Member, School Board, Prince George’s County Public Schools (Upper Marlboro, MD); Albert Lewis; Victorious Hale
THE LEADING MEN FELLOWSHIP: AN EXPERIENTIAL TEACHER PIPELINE PROGRAM Antwan Perry, Coordinator, Leading Men Fellowship, DCPS (Washington, DC); Edgar Novoa-Marcano
NYC MEN TEACH: ON INTERRUPTING INEQUITIES & BEING THE DIFFERENCE
Ifeoma Ike, JD, LLM, Deputy Director, Young Men’s Initiative, NYC Office of the Mayor; Patrice Fenton, PhD, Associate Director, NYC Men Teach, The City University of New York; Crystel Harris, Director, Diversity Recruitment, NYC Department of Education; Richard Haynes, Director of School Support, NYC Department of Education
THE GLOW UP: HOW TO TAKE YOUR SHINE TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Christopher Goins, Founding Principal, Butler College Prep
Ikhlas Saleem, Deputy Director of Digital and Social Media, Education Post and Lane Wright (Chicago, IL) Co-Presenter: Lane Wright
LEVERAGING THE METACOGNITIVE FRAMEWORK
START HERE, START NOW (FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS)
YOU WILL KNOW
Sterling Grimes, English Teacher, Mastery Charter School-Pickett Campus (Philadelphia, PA)
THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION FOR BLACK EDUCATORS POST CIVIL RIGHTS
Ismael Jimenez, Kensington CAPA/African American History Teacher, Philadelphia Black History Collaborative (Philadelphia, PA); Yaasiyn Muhammad
IMPLEMENTING INSTRUCTION Patrick Phillips
LEADERS COACHING TEACHERS: PURPOSEFUL, PRACTICAL, AND PROGRESSIVE!
Nadia A. Bennett, Principal, Simon Gratz Mastery Charter School (Philadelphia, PA)
SYSTEMS WORKSHOPS WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT RECRUITING AND RETAINING BLACK EDUCATORS Maria Hyler, Learning Policy Institute Deputy Director and Senior Researcher, Learning Policy Institute (Washington, DC)
THE RETENTION OF BLACK AND LATINX TEACHERS IN THE URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOL CONTEXT
Kristen Moore, Doctor of Education, Candidate at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD
Tony Weaver, CEO, Weird Enough Productions (Atlanta, GA)
THE URBAN EXPERIENCE IN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (FACE)
Gwen E. Samuel, President and Founder CTParents Union, and Charles “Tank” Harris, Financial Empowerment and Urban Youth Mentor
NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION: WHAT, WHY AND HOW?
Kisha Davis-Caldwell, NBCT, Director, Outreach and Engagement, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (Columbia, MD)
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. — Malcolm X
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
LEADERSHIP TEAM Vincent Cobb II CEO & Co-Founder, BMEC Aaron Bass James Brooks Rashiid Coleman Zachary Epps Kevin Gold Sterling Grimes Tremaine Johnson Vance Lewis Chris McFadden Ani Mwalimu Robert Parker Dr. Jack Perry Raymond Roy-Pace Dr. Kenneth Waters Harold Lee Whack
STUDENT AMBASSADORS Tamir Harper, Science Leadership Academy Glen Casey University of Pennsylvania Donovan Forrest Temple University
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sharif El-Mekki, Co-Chair & Founder Principal, Mastery Charter School-Shoemaker Campus Dr. Kelli Seaton, Co-Chair Education Consultant Dr. William Hayes, Vice Chair Principal, Mastery Charter School-East Camden Middle School Jovan Weaver, Treasurer Principal, Mastery Charter School-John Wister Elementary Charles Adams Executive Director, Teach For America, Greater Philadelphia Region Soledad Alfaro Chief of Staff, Philadelphia International Airport Erica Atwood CEO, First Degree Consulting, LLC Ryan Boyer Business Manager, Laborers’ District Council Joseph Ferguson Chief Operating Officer, Mastery Charter Schools Rev. Marshall Paul Hughes Mitchell Pastor, Salem Baptist Church of Jenkintown Fasaha Traylor Non-Profit Management Consultant
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