Tanyelle L. Hannah

Ms. Tanyelle L. Hannah has been in education for 16 years. Her experience within the district includes being a Teacher, Teacher Leader, Dean of Students, Resident Principal, Assistant Principal, and the role she’s proudest of is, PARENT. She is currently serving as Principal of Benjamin E. Mays Academy and was named the 2022 Englewood Community…

Kiersten Gibson-Cooper

Kiersten Gibson-Cooper is currently the Principal of Prospect School’s Windsor Terrace Middle School. She joined the Brooklyn Prospect community in 2016 as a 7th grade ELA teacher at WTMS, advancing quickly to 7th Grade Level Lead and taking on additional roles as New Teacher Development Coordinator and Equity Professional Development Coordinator. Prior to WTMS, she…

Vicki Howell Brown

Vicki Brown is an educator who always wanted everyone to win, she is known as a servant leader and believes that everyone matters. Throughout her career, she prides herself in working to make sure a win for you is a win for us all. Born in Chesapeake Virginia, she moved and started her career in…

Become an Indianapolis Surge Fellow

INFORM 2023 Indianapolis Fellowship Webinar INTEREST Sign up for Indianapolis Updates WATCH Why I Became A Surge Fellow APPLY 2023 Indianapolis Fellowship Application VIRTUAL EVENTS #LeadTheSurge Some Date, 2023 Latinx Mixer Some date, 2023 Virtual Office Hours | Application Support June 9, 2022 SURGE FELLOWSHIP CONNECTION HUB Our Surge Connection Hubs are spaces where potential…

The Leadership Collaborative

THE LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE The Leadership Collaborative is a more intimate cohort immersive learning experience created out of feedback from Black Principals Network members. While gathering data about what school leaders really need during this time, the repeat request was for an opportunity for leaders who share collective cultural backgrounds, experiences, and goals across the nation…

The Surge Experience

Surge is a movement to transform the education space, elevating leaders of color to create an equitable and powerful system to better serve our youth and communities. Our programs all serve that mission. This movement is growing and the ways in which we serve have grown as well. See the full suite of programs (with…

Our Fellows-OLD

[layerslider id=”FellowSlider”] Welcome to our Surge Fellowship directory! Pick a year and location to find the group of Surge Fellows or Alumni you’re looking for, or use our search function to find a specific fellow or alumni. All2015Chicago2016Chicago2017Chicago2018ChicagoOakland2019ChicagoKansas CityOakland2020ChicagoKansas CityOakland2019+BioOnel AbreuAssistant PrincipalRowe-Clark Math and Science AcademyFellows Year 2019 Chicago2019+BioAna AgarratAssociate DirectorAMPT: Advancing NonprofitsFellows Year 2019…

Surge Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Surge Academy identifies and accelerates promising African-American and Latinx education talent to enhance their expertise and aptitude, empowering them to transform the education ecosystem. Fellows hone: Executive Skills Problem-Solving Team-Building Techniques Navigating Education History & Politics Proclaiming Your Authentic Story/Background Strategic Relationship Management The academy encompasses a combination of content areas and learning experiences to…