January 2020 Adrian DeLeón and Nick Freeman
Innovare – Social Innovation Partners, an organization co-founded by Adrian DeLeón, 2015 Surge Chicago Alum, and Nick Freeman, 2019 Surge Chicago Alum, was selected as part of the GSV Ventures’…
January 2020 Darryl McDavid
Darryl McDavid, 2020 Surge Oakland Fellow was recently featured in LADYGUNN magazine’s piece, “Life After Foster Care.”
January 2020 Janene Ingram
January 2020 2019 Surge Chicago Alum, Janene Ingram, has accepted the role of Director of Program for Pitch In – Wood Family Foundation. In her new role, Janene will will…
January 2020 Chanelle Bell
TEDxNaperville recently published 2019 Surge Chicago Alum, Chanelle Bell’s TEDxTalk titled “How theatre helped me reclaim my power.”
Jermaine Wilson
Jermaine Wilson is the Executive Director of Student Support Services at DeSoto Independent School District. “As a Surge Fellow, I hope to increase my leadership capacity to challenge the status…
Garrett Webster
Garrett Webster is the Executive Director of Youth Guidance Kansas City. “The Surge movement is larger than the sum of its individual parts. My hope is that being a part…
Catina Taylor
Catina Taylor is the Founder of Dreams Consulting. “Surge means an opportunity to be self-reflective. It will afford me the opportunity to look at the impact that a white supremacist…
Jacqueline Rodriguez
Jacqueline Rodriguez is the Director of ESOL and Migrant Programs at Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools. “The Surge Fellowship is an opportunity for me to expand my leadership with like-minded…
Kim Riley
Kim Riley is the Founder and Executive Director of The Transition Academy. “Surge is committed to lifting up and strengthening education professionals of color for the purpose of transforming schools…
Jahna Riley
Jahna Riley is the Founder of Aya Coffee and Books. “I think people of color – specifically those fighting for the lives of our children – have been beaten up…