TaraShaun Cain

TaraShaun Cain is the Executive Director, Black Principals Network at the Surge Institute. “I want to join the Surge Fellowship because I am a doer and a life-long learner. I believe in this work and I am vested in creating the next generation of leaders. I want to change the lives of those that I…

David Blancas

David Blancas is the Program Manager for the City of Aurora Financial Empowerment Center at The Neighbor Project. “Always in life, an idea starts small, it is only a sapling idea, but the vines will come. They will try to choke your idea so it will die. You will know you had an idea so…

Michala Bell

Michala Bell is a Social Emotional Learning Specialist at Chicago Public Schools. “You got next is affectionately heard by our young people awaiting the opportunity to get into whatever game is being played at the time. In relation, this statement reflects where I am in my leadership journey. I applied for the 2019 Surge Fellowship…

Alumni Impact

ALUMNI IMPACT Surge Alumni work with and lead organizations that collectively serve more than 3 million students across the United States. Our fellowship programs are only the beginning of the Surge experience. Upon graduating, Surge Alumni receive continued connective support throughout their leadership journeys. This includes access to our entire national online network of alums,…

Roxanne Rose

Roxanne Rose is the Assistant Principal at Achieve Academy, Education for Change Public Schools. “Being a Surge Fellow means being in community with dynamic, critically engaged educational leaders who have a shared vision of collective responsibility for the success of our often overlooked and underserved students. It means having efficacy and building up a network…

Miranda Tsang

Miranda Tsang is the Literacy Partnerships Program Manager at BUILD. “Surge is an opportunity to bridge resources for our community by understanding the true value of our lived experiences, and, for me personally, to work toward a future better than the one I saw growing up in the Bay.”