PHILADELPHIA – November 1, 2022—In partnership with Comcast & Spring Point, please join us in welcoming our inaugural Philadelphia Academy cohort of 14 brilliant leaders of color! The Surge Institute continues to expand its Academy fellowship program, and today, the organization officially welcomes its seventh Academy cohort. The Surge Academy is a best-in-class program for…
2023 ALUMNI CONVENING MARCH 29-31, 2023 #FUELTHESURGE BECOME A SPONSOR ABOUT OUR ALUMS *Number is a percentage of individuals who responded to our 2022 Surge Alumni Survey. BRINGING THEM TOGETHER The biennial Surge Alumni Convening will serve as a national gathering for nearly 300 graduates of Surge’s fellowship programs across flagship and academy sites, as…
Janaia Nash brings unique experience and knowledge to a brand new role for the national nonprofit racial-equity organization serving leaders of color. The Surge Institute is honored and excited to announce more new faces joining our team to further our mission and vision. Janaia Nash has joined the team in the pivotal role of Chief…
(CHICAGO, IL – September 6th, 2022) As the Surge Institute approaches its seventh year as a national organization, the community is honored to welcome 16 emerging leaders of color who will join this movement as part of the 2023 Surge Fellowship cohort in Chicago. Joining the Surge family from all areas of work that serve…
Jennie Vazquez-Garcia is a Dual Language Educator at Talcott Fine Arts and Museum Academy “The global pandemic has brought on a need for me to live with intentionality and with being my true imperfectly authentic self. It has awakened this urge in me to be in community with folks that will help me connect to myself…
Juleny Santa Cruz is the Neighborhood Leadership Initiative Council and Special Projects Manager at Mikva Challenge “As a lifelong Chicagoan from the Little Village community, Surge will allow me to continue to grow and expand my mind and capability as to how I can be of service to improving the quality of life for Black…
Jose Rodriguez is the Dean of Restorative Practice at Roosevelt High School “My work feels incomplete right now. There are adults that are causing harm to our BIPOC students in spaces that should be safe and healing. I’m not going to allow this any more and I’m invested in creating a system in which these adults…
Nayesha A. Pruitt is the Co-Founder, Chief Operations Officer & Consultant at Project Restore Initiative “We’ve all had front-row seats to what’s happening in our world. The institutions that some believe were built to serve and protect our humanity have consistently communicated to us that our dignity and well-being are tertiary line items on their agenda.…
Carissa Moorehead is the Assistant Principal at KIPP Academy Chicago “I believe that the Surge experience will grant me the development needed to enhance my impact as a Black woman in educational leadership. Our youth deserve individuals who are constantly pressing toward transformative change. They deserve humble leaders who are committed, and who will never…