August 2020 Katie Boody
LEANLAB Education (Katie Boody, Co-Founder & CEO) announced the first recipients of their $50,000 Micro-Grant Support Fund, which included the impact and work of six Surge Alumni. Learn more about…
August 2020 DuJuan Smith
2015 Surge Chicago Alum, DuJuan Smith, has accepted the role of Associate Director of Graduate Advising for The University of Chicago Professional Education. This opportunity will allow him to serve…
August 2020 Charles King and Edgar Palacios
2020 Surge Alumni Charles King and Edgar Palacios have been announced as part of the fifth cohort of the Deeper Learning Equity Fellowship, which is made up of sixteen emerging leaders…
August 2020 Melissa Flores
August 2020 2019 Surge Chicago Alum Melissa Flores has been elected to the Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s Alumni Council, for which she will be serving for four years. In addition,…
August 2020 Melissa Flores
2019 Surge Chicago Alum Melissa Flores has been elected to the Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s Alumni Council, for which she will be serving for four years. In addition, she has…
Brianna Winn
Brianna Winn is the Director of Alder Bay Teacher Residency at Alder Graduate School of Education at Envision Education. “I’m looking for lifelong connection and collaboration with educators who are just…
Christopher Williams
Christopher Williams is the Assistant Director of Admissions and Outreach Coordinator at Urban School. “My teachers throughout grade school were amazing, strong, intelligent people of color. I admired them, wanted to…
Alicia Torres
Alicia Torres is the Education Director at Felton Institute. “Surge means opportunity. Education equality entails providing different needs for different people, and meeting individuals where they are at, this is how…
Mary Thomas
Mary Thomas is a Program Manager, School Enrollment at SMART. “Surge is an opportunity to be a part of a movement that is transforming education by developing and supporting leaders…
John Tamrat
John Tamrat is the College Financial Coach & Partnership Coordinator at Moneythink. “As a community, representation in leadership is vital in our journey for equity, especially in regards to education.…