Juleny Santa Cruz

Juleny Santa Cruz is the Neighborhood Leadership Initiative Council and Special Projects Manager at Mikva Challenge “As a lifelong Chicagoan from the Little Village community, Surge will allow me to…

Jose Rodriguez

Jose Rodriguez is the Dean of Restorative Practice at Roosevelt High School “My work feels incomplete right now. There are adults that are causing harm to our BIPOC students in spaces…

Nayesha A. Pruitt

Nayesha A. Pruitt is the Co-Founder, Chief Operations Officer & Consultant at Project Restore Initiative “We’ve all had front-row seats to what’s happening in our world. The institutions that some believe…

Carissa Moorehead

Carissa Moorehead is the Assistant Principal at KIPP Academy Chicago “I believe that the Surge experience will grant me the development needed to enhance my impact as a Black woman…

Ceily Moore

Ceily Moore is the Program Manager at Community Youth Development Institute  “Being part of the Surge Fellowship means being in community with Black and Latinx leaders in education who believe in…

Iliana Miranda

Iliana Miranda is the Assistant Director of Advising and Student Retention, Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services at the University of Illinois at Chicago “I choose Surge because fighting for equity…

Sara Martinez

Sara Martinez is a Family and Community Engagement in Education Specialist at Chicago Public Schools “This is happening at the exact time it is supposed to. I’ve waited 6 years for…

Candace Kyles

Candace Kyles is the Senior Director of the College Graduation Office, UC Woodlawn Campus at UChicago Charter School “The opportunity to be a fellow in the Surge community and learn from…