Kawanza Billy
Kawanza Billy is the Program and Operations Manager at The Black Swan Academy. “Surge is a movement made up of brilliant leaders looking to transform communities through educational leadership and…
Brandon Best
Brandon Best is the Sr. Director of Engagement and Athletics at KIPP DC. “As a passionate educator, I’m committed to developing innovative solutions to bridge the achievement gap in the…
November 2021 India and Keeanna
During the 100 Black Men of Indianapolis Dala (day-luh), India Johnson (INDY’21) and Keeanna Warren (INDY’21) were honored for their distinguished performance in the field of education as well as…
December 2021 AJ DeLeón
AJ DeLeón (CHI’15) has completed the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative – Education Scaling Program sponsored by the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) and the Latino Business Action Network (LBAN).…
Sonya Mehta
“Programs like Surge are essential to sustaining the movement for justice and equity through community, allyship, mentorship, shared struggle, shared successes, and a commitment to continually learn and evolve together.”…
December 2021 Zuleica Lopez
Zuleica Lopez (OAK’20) was promoted to Senior Director of Program at OneGoal, an organization whose mission is to close the degree divide in America. Learn more about OneGoal at: www.onegoalgraduation.org
November 2021 Ajia Morris
Ajia Morris (KC’20) was recognized as one of 20 to Know in Commercial Real Estate by the Kansas City Business Journal. Her first project is renovating a 3.7acre city block…
Meet the New Faces of the Surge Leadership Team
(Chicago, IL – October 13, 2021) The Surge Institute is excited to share that our National Leadership Team is once again growing in a very special way. Stepping into the…
October 2021 Sonya Mehta
Sonya Mehta (OAK’18) has started a new role as the new Chief of Staff at Families in Action for Quality Education (FIA Oakland). FIA Oakland is a community-organizing coalition working…