Gold Chhim
Gold Chhim is the Founding Director of Partnerships at OneGoal. “I’ve consistently been blown away by Surge Fellows and Alums – not by what they share about their experience or…
Rosaura Altamirano
Rosaura Altamirano is the Senior Coordinator for Business Operation Leadership Team at Oakland Unified School District. ” As leaders, we need the support from coaches, networking peers and our community…
Marjorie Johnson
Marjorie Johnson is the Vice Principal at Impact Academy, Envision Education. “I believe the Surge Fellowship is a movement rather than just a program because those in the fellowship are…
Teni Ugbah
Teni Ugbah is the Manager, Recruitment at San Francisco Unified School District. “What illuminates the power of the Surge Fellowship, for me, is its deep commitment to building up leaders of…
September 2019 Natalia Torres
2018 Surge Alumna, Natalia Torres will be pursuing her Masters in Education – School Leadership with a principal licensure at the Harvard Graduate School of Education this fall.
The Surge Institute Welcomes 3 New Staff Members to the National Leadership Team!
The Surge Institute would like to extend a warm welcome to three new staff members who will be joining the Surge’s national leadership team! The Development and Program departments are key to…
July 2019 Everett Daily
July 2019 2019 Surge Fellow, Everett Daily recently received an award for Outstanding Educator/Administrator from the Office of Congressman Danny Davis. The award highlights Everett’s work and dedication to connecting…
July 2019 Janene Ingram
July 2019 2019 Surge Fellow, Janene Ingram has accepted the role of Managing Director, Strategy & Chief of Staff, Collective Leadership & Engagement at Teach for America. This role is…
July 2019 Dulce Torres-Petty
2019 Surge Oakland Fellow Dulce Torres-Petty has been promoted to Senior Program Manager for the Brilliant Baby program, the early childhood program of Oakland Promise, helping low-income parents and guardians…
June 2019 Christopher Goins
June 2019 2016 Surge Alumnus, Christopher Goins accepted the position of Chief Equity Officer for Thrive Chicago, in partnership with the Obama Foundation, to lead My Brother’s Keeper Alliance for…