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…
Miranda Tsang
Miranda Tsang is the Literacy Partnerships Program Manager at BUILD. “Surge is an opportunity to bridge resources for our community by understanding the true value of our lived experiences, and,…
Tyfahra Singleton
Tyfahra Singleton is the Executive Director at Camp Phoenix. “I hope to amplify my impact with a professional network of leaders of color for whom, like me, equity is a…
Aijeron Simmons
Aijeron Simmons is the Program Manager at the Office of Social and Emotional Learning, Oakland Unified School District. “I see this fellowship as the opportunity to connect to other leaders…