Surge Alumni are active, growing their careers, and making a difference all over the country. Take a look at what these Alumni have been doing—and join us in congratulating them on their accomplishments!
Melissa Flores (CHI19)
Melissa Flores, Global Public Policy & Engagement Lead at McDonalds, received her MBA from DePaul University this summer. Congrats, Melissa! Check out the LinkedIn announcement here.
Luis Rosario (PHILA24)
Luis Rosario is now the Assistant Director for Climate and Culture at the School District of Philadelphia! Check out the LinkedIn announcement here.
Lathan Pooser Ed.D. (TLC23)
Lathan Pooser is now the Assistant Principal at Buford City Schools! Congrats on your new role, Lathan!
Dr. Tamara Hoff Pope (CHI17)
Dr. Tamara Hoff Pope is now the Chief Strategy Officer at Chicago Scholars! Congratulations, Tamara!
Edgar Palacios (KC19)
Edgar Palacios, President and CEO of Latinx Education Collaborative and Revolución Educativa, was recently featured in Axios Latino. Check out the Axios Latino feature here.
Ajia Morris (KC20)
Ajia Morris, founder of the Greenline Initiative, was selected as an Aspen Fellow for the Wealth Innovation Cohort! Check out the Aspen Institute Wealth Innovation Fellow page here.
Dominique McKoy (CHI18)
Dominique McKoy is now the Executive Director of the UChicago To&Through Project! Congrats, Dominique!
Catina Taylor (KC20)
Catina Taylor published her first Decodable Book to support children in their literacy journey, titled Kylah Meets the Bees. Check out her new book here.
Dr. Jermaine Wilson (KC20)
Dr. Jermaine Wilson was appointed as the Assistant Superintendent of Equity and Student Services with the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District. Read more about his appointment here!
Denmark Diaz (OAK21)
Denmark Diaz accepted a new role as People Development Lead for the Center for Learning and Innovation at San Francisco Department of Public Health. He was also recently awarded the 2024 Distinguished Alumnus by the Department of Public Health at San Francisco State University and was the commencement keynote speaker for the graduating Public Health class of 2024. Congrats on all of your achievements, Denmark!
Vicki Brown (TLC23)
Vicki Brown was recognized as a Chicago Public School Gamechanger at the Summer Leadership Institute 2024 for Chicago Public Schools. Congrats, Vicki!
Will Collins (CHI17)
Will Collins was selected for Leadership Greater Chicago’s 40th Class of the Signatures Fellows Program. Check out the announcement here.
