Amber White
Amber White is the Associate Director of Program at Beyond 12. “A movement can only stay alive when those involved are deeply and genuinely invested, not involved for optics…
Crystal Simmons
Crystal Simmons is the Director of Student Support Services at Yu Ming Charter School. “Surge is a movement committed to creating a network of professionals that are able to support…
Sabrina Moore
Sabrina Moore is the Program Director Systemic Instructional Review at Alameda County Office of Education. “Imagine a world where a Black-female leader can thrive and live liberated from the…
Sabeena Shah
Sabeena Shah is an English Teacher, Entrepreneurship and Culinary Arts Pathway, John O’Connell High School at San Francisco Unified School District “I want to be a part of the…
Tomás Rodriguez
Tomás Rodriguez is the College Completion Advisor at College Track Oakland. “My vision of educational equity starts with how we address and move with the multitudes of trauma Black,…
Rychelle McKenzie
Rychelle McKenzie is the Director of Alumni at COOP Careers. “Surge is a unique opportunity for BIPOC leaders to connect and learn from each other. There’s nothing more powerful…
Bianca Lorenz Gonzalez
Bianca Lorenz Gonzalez is a College & Career Pathway Coach at Madison Park Academy / OUSD Linked Learning Office. “Surge is an acceleration, a velocity change from the status…
Aaron Harris
Aaron Harris is Dean of Instruction at Aspire Golden State Prep. “Being a Surge fellow is important to me because I take the calling of an educator very seriously. I…
Jay Gash
Jay Gash is the Associate Director of Youth & Emerging Media Maker Programs & Creative Director of Youth Productions at Bay Area Video Coalition. “As a creative media-maker and…
Zeyda Garcia
Zeyda Garcia is a Lead Counselor at Lighthouse Community Public Schools. “I’m a mental health professional in an education setting and want to normalize mental health in the education…