Maya Stewart
Partner at School Leader Lab
John Johnson
“The surge academy is about the uprising and pushing forward through adversity. It’s not just about believing in yourself but serving a cause greater than yourself. As a surge fellow,…
Dana Mitchell
Senior Partnership Strategist at Kindred Communities
Patricia Zaki
“I believe the Surge Institute is bringing like-minded individuals together to enhance the quality of educational experiences for BIOPIC students. I hope to become an essential component of this community,…
Demetria Giles
“For me, the Surge Fellowship represents forward momentum towards the executive level partnership and fundraising skills needed to scale SchoolED. For the families and communities I serve, this means a…
Renisha O’Donnell
“ Joining Surge Academy for the 2023 Las Vegas Cohort would be an opportunity for me to connect to other leaders in the community, learn how to collectively make systemic…
Nicole Pulliam
“As a Surge fellow, I hope to expand my leadership skills. Leadership is a learning process and I feel that I can learn something new every day. Although I have…
Tarryn McGhie
“Surge is providing me an opportunity to network with others so that I can achieve my goals for improving early literacy and working with justice impacted youth. I also want…
JimDre Westbrook
“By attending Surge, I hope to build a dependable tribe of people who will continue to do the work within the Vegas educational community and importantly, do the work within…
Brenda Romero
“Through the Surge fellowship, I hope to learn from other like-minded educators to help create equitable opportunities for the youth in the community that I serve. As a first- generation…