Naomi Fierro Peña

  Naomi Fierro Peña is the Director of Student Inclusion Lick-Wilmerding High School. “As a queer Xicana feminist, I am on a path to live authentically and unapologetically. Surge clears…

Swen Ervin

  Swen Ervin is a Director, Civil Service & Paraeducator Staffing at San Francisco Unified School District, “As people of color in this country, our stories have been, and continue…

Michelle Cody

  Michelle Cody is a Teacher at San Francisco Unified School District, “I want to be a part of Surge because we cannot return to business as usual. Our students…

Lauren Brown

  Lauren Brown is a Teacher on Special Assignment at Oakland Unified School District. “For the past seven years, my passion has been teaching science and literacy TK-12. Many of…

Anna Wolde-Yohannes

  Anna Wolde-Yohannes is a Program Manager at Early Care Educators of San Francisco. “As part of the Surge movement, I’m excited to build change-making skills centered on the power…

Ashley Brown

  Ashley Brown is the Early C. Ed. Policy Analyst at San Francisco Unified School District. “Surge means an opportunity to craft and refine my leadership as a Black woman…