August 2021 Dawn Hicks
Dawn Hicks (CHI’17) has accepted a new role as Senior Director of the BES Fellowship at BES. In this role, she will providing direction and strategy to the Fellowship, oversee…
Surge Institute Launches Abolitionist Design Lab with Seven Surge Chicago Alumni
(Chicago, IL – August 30th) The Surge Institute is excited to announce that seven Surge Chicago Alumni have been selected to join its inaugural Abolitionist Design Lab. Beginning in August…
Surge Institute and Education Forward DC Partner for Washington, D.C. Launch of the Surge Academy, an Executive Program for Leaders of Color in Education
Are you or a leader you know interested in learning more about the 2022 Surge Academy cohort in D.C.? All candidates can fill out this form to be notified of…
Surge Institute Welcomes Fifth Oakland Surge Fellowship Cohort
(OAKLAND, CA – August 18th, 2021) The Surge Institute is excited to welcome 17 leaders from across the Bay Area to join the 2022 Oakland Surge Fellowship cohort. As the…
Amber White
Amber White is the Associate Director of Program at Beyond 12. “A movement can only stay alive when those involved are deeply and genuinely invested, not involved for optics…
Crystal Simmons
Crystal Simmons is the Director of Student Support Services at Yu Ming Charter School. “Surge is a movement committed to creating a network of professionals that are able to support…
Sabrina Moore
Sabrina Moore is the Program Director Systemic Instructional Review at Alameda County Office of Education. “Imagine a world where a Black-female leader can thrive and live liberated from the…
Sabeena Shah
Sabeena Shah is an English Teacher, Entrepreneurship and Culinary Arts Pathway, John O’Connell High School at San Francisco Unified School District “I want to be a part of the…
Tomás Rodriguez
Tomás Rodriguez is the College Completion Advisor at College Track Oakland. “My vision of educational equity starts with how we address and move with the multitudes of trauma Black,…
Rychelle McKenzie
Rychelle McKenzie is the Director of Alumni at COOP Careers. “Surge is a unique opportunity for BIPOC leaders to connect and learn from each other. There’s nothing more powerful…