Wisam Fillo
Wisam Fillo, Director, Alumni Leadership Advancement (Talent) at Teach for America. “I believe strongly that our students deserve to have high-impact leaders who look like them. On top of that,…
James Fields
James Fields is a Senior Program Director – Neighborhood Leadership Initiative at Mikva Challenge. “My experience as a black educator on Chicago’s south and west sides has taught me that…
Tony Diaz
Tony Diaz is the Deputy Program Officer at After School Matters. “My goal in joining the fellowship is to meet and connect with other influential leaders of color in the…
Jazzy Davenport Russ
Jazzy Davenport Russ is an Instructional Coach at Chicago Public Schools. “I believe that the Surge fellowship can provide the training, support, and learning that I need to become the…
Mercedes Alvear
Mercedes Alvear is a Success Bound Coach at Lefkofsky Family Foundation/Success Bound. “For years Black, Brown, and Indigenous people have worked vigorously to dismantle systems of oppression and white supremacists…