Surge welcomes 2024 Chicago cohort

The Surge Chicago Fellowship is thrilled to announce a powerful new collective of 21 brilliant educational leaders beginning their Surge journey this month as they set out to accelerate their leadership and personal growth to become influential change agents in their communities. During their time in the Fellowship program, the collective will hone their executive…

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Surge welcomes 2024 Philadelphia cohort

The Philadelphia Surge Academy is thrilled to announce a powerful new collective of 15 brilliant educational leaders beginning their Surge Fellowship journey this month as they set out to accelerate their leadership and personal growth to become influential change agents in their communities.  “Philadelphia is fertile ground for cultivating a community of leaders committed to…

Alumni Spotlight 07/23

Surge alumni are active, growing their careers, and making a difference all over the country. Many are living out their freedom dreams through new business ventures. Take a look at what these alumni have been doing and join us in congratulating them on their accomplishments! Jessica Sullivan Wilson, CHI21 Jessica was recently promoted to Managing…

Oakland Alumni Kickoff

Many thanks to the Oakland alumni community for showing up and leaning into all things alumni engagement—and a special thank you to Lauren Horton (OAK20) for leading the work these last three months. Here are photos from the kick-off weekend in April 2023.

Surge Welcomes Three New Staff Members

Andre Smith Divinity Pittman Cecilia-Ananya Belser Patton The Surge Institute is honored and excited to announce three new staff members joining our team to further our mission and vision: Andre Smith, VP Marketing & Communications; Divinity Pittman, Institutional Giving Specialist; and Cecilia-Ananya Belser Patton, Chicago Program Director. Andre Smith, Surge’s new VP of Marketing and…

The Leadership Collaborative Celebrates with Opening Retreat

Over the April 29-30 weekend, The Leadership Collaborative (TLC) celebrated the beginning of their immersive learning experience together at their opening retreat in Houston, Texas. The Leadership Collaborative is a brand new collective experience designed for Black principals across the nation to co-create and learn together. Their weekend retreat programming emphasized community building, restoration, and…

Giving Flowers to an Amazing Changemaker

This week we’re celebrating Amanda Aiken, a brilliant leader, experienced changemaker, and Harvard Doctoral Fellow, who is completing her impactful Surge residency. As an Innovation Doctoral Resident for Surge, Amanda has supported Innovation and New Projects for our organization—in particular, piloting the launch of our transformative Power Surge program. “For years, we heard from the…