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…
Cescily Phillips
Cescily Phillips is the Dean of Students at Ewing Marion Kauffman School. “Surge is a movement! Something amazing about movements is that they are not just for those actively working…
David Muhammad
David Muhammad is the Executive Director and Head Youth Instructor at Integrity Martial Arts Academy. “I’ve been craving an environment that will challenge me to work through my shortcomings. I…
Ajia Morris
Ajia Morris is the Founder & CEO of The Greenline Initiative. “Realizing how pervasive institutional oppression is has compelled me to be an educational leader and now, as a Surge…
Eduardo Mendez
Eduardo Mendez is the Director of Student Services at the Guadalupe Centers School. “While the achievement gap between Latino and African-Americans compared to white children has been well documented over…