Rick Anderson

Rick Anderson is the Founder & Head of School at Allegiant Prep Academy. “The Surge Institute is dedicated to the empowerment, advancement, growth, and achievement of youth and communities of…

Jasmine Rodriguez

Jasmine Rodriguez is the Director of Mentor Engagement at Starfish Initiative. “I feel very honored to have been selected for the first cohort of Surge Fellows in Indianapolis. I look forward…

Mathew Mauricio Rojas

Mathew Mauricio Rojas is the Assistant Professor, Practice at Relay Graduate School of Education. “I see the Surge community working in a tangent not only towards redefining what educational equity…

Evan M. Taylor

Evan M. Taylor is an Instructional Coach at Indianapolis Public Schools. “The rapper and wordsmith put together his last album entitled “Feet of Clay” and noted that it was composed “during…

Keeanna Warren

Keeanna Warren is the Associate Executive Director at Purdue Polytechnic High School Network. “Through the Surge network, I hope to learn to build my strategy in navigating the educational system…

Chrystal Westerhaus

Chrystal Westerhaus is the Founding Principal at United Schools of Indianapolis, Avondale Meadows Middle School. “I interpret Surge being a movement and not a program. I believe that the Surge…