Emilia Chico
Emilia Chico is the Founder & Principal Consultant at Chico Consulting Group. “As an educator with a history of organizing, I have always felt a sense of struggle and a…
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…
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…
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…
September 2019 Andrea Black
2017 Surge Alumna, Andrea Black was recently featured in an article for Teach for America. The article titled, “How One Principal Is Building Student and Teacher Confidence,” highlights Andrea’s 6+…
September 2019 Michelle Kemp
2018 Surge Alumna, Michelle Kemp founded MK Consulting Group, a new consulting firm that focuses on diversity recruitment, human capital management, and project management.
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…
September 2019 Charles Cole
August 2019 2018 Surge Oakland Alumnus, Charles Cole, III, Ed.D., recently released his book, Beyond Grit and Resilience: How Black Men Impacted by the Crack Epidemic Succeeded Against the Odds…
September 2019 Kyra Marcano
2018 Surge Alumna, Kyra Marcano founded Brilliant Light, LLC, which provides strategic consultative support to clients ranging from identifying individual impact to larger scale strategic planning, staff development, and training.
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…