Fellowship Instructors

Brandy Dreibelbis

Food & Facilities Content Lead

Gordon Amerson

Human Resources Content Lead

Josh Mathiasmeier

Administrative Review & Compliance Content Lead

Kathleen Merrigan

ASU Swette Center Micro-Certificate Content Lead

Keziah Calmese

Marketing Content Lead

Lori Nelson

Finance Content Lead

MJ Kepner

Policy Content Lead

Reba Schumacher

Leadership Development Content Lead

Regan Byrd

DEI Content Lead

Ryan Whitman-Morales

Grant Writing & Fundraising Content Lead

Sylvia Ng

Nutrition Content Lead

Vanessa Zajfen

Values Aligned Procurement Content Lead

Yousef Buzayan

Values Aligned Procurement Content Lead

2026 Fellows

A.J. Mangas

Pinellas County Schools (FL)

America Amaro

El Monte City School District (CA)

Anne Rosenthal

Baltimore City Public Schools (MD)

Blaine Fleming

KIPP Capital Region (NY)

Chris Lichtman

Santa Paula Unified School District (CA)

Dace Krilova

Evergreen School District (CA)

Dawn Kelley

Portage Township Schools Corporation (IN)

Esther Lee

Brentwood Union School District (CA)

Gloria Kozeliski

Albuquerque Public School District (NM)

Joana Flor

Capistrano Unified School District (CA)

John McTear

Oakley Union Elementary School District (CA)

Julie Bjorkstrand

Del Norte County Unified School District (CA)

MaRendia Garner

Greensville County Public Schools (VA)

Mary Kirkland

Prince George's County Public Schools (MD)

Melissa Ellett (Dohrer)

Iowa City Community School District (IA)

Mina Graham

Galt Joint Union High School District (CA)

Ociel De La Sancha

Redlands Unified School District (CA)

Paula Bailey

Watson Chapel School District 24 (AR)

Raecine Sahabdool

Val Verde Unified School District (CA)

Rosa Mendoza

Santa Fe Public Schools (NM)

Sheila Wilde

Colorado River Union High School District (AZ)

Sydney DiGrazia

Santee School District (CA)

Tim Briggs

Washington Elementary School District 6 (AZ)

Fellowship Alumni

Alexis Assad, Cambridge Public Schools (MA)

Amber Green, Marysville Joint Unified School District (CA)

Christina Lane, Washington Unified School District (CA)

Claire Nielsen, Wayzata Public Schools (MN)

Courtney Chapman, Minneapolis Public Schools (MN)

Daisha Rand, Holmen School District (WI)

Dana Hoffman, Monona Grove School District (WI)

Dwayne Dionne, Alhambra Unified School District (CA)

GianMario Oddi, Morgan Hill Unified School District (CA)

Graham Schreiber, Portland Public Schools (OR)

Jamie Anderson, Banta Unified School District (CA)

Jeane Pacheco, Lodi Unified School District (CA)

Jennifer Konish, DC Public Schools (Washington, DC)

Jesus Perez, Magdalena Municipal Schools (NM)

Josh Perkins, Madison Metropolitan School District (WI)

Kamilah Williams, Menifee Union School District (CA)

Kevin Trierweiler, Long Prarie-Grey Eagle Schools (MN)

Laurie Ozanich, Selah School District 119 (WA)

Maggie Mae Kennedy, Baltimore City Public Schools (MD)

Marie Johnson, Farmington Municipal School District 5 (NM)

Michelle Diaz, Gridley Unified School District (CA)

Nick Svoboda, Galt Joint Union Elementary School District (CA)

Patience Boulais, Ocean View School District (CA)

Robert Shaheen, Worcester Public Schools (MA)

Sarah Veare-Whitehead, Eastern Allamakee Community Schools (IA)

Sepon Istepanyan, Live Oak Unified School District (CA)

Vanessa Bonfim, Avondale Elementary School District 44 (AZ)

Aaron Shipp, Weld County School District 6 Greeley (CO)

Akasha Anderson-Nelms, KIPP NYC (NY)

Ana Bush, San Ysidro School District (CA)

Beth Bailey, Humboldt County Office of Education (Juvenile Hall) (CA)

Bryanna Ippolito, Acton Boxborough Regional School District (MA)

Chelsey Bennett, Monona Grove School District (WI)

Christy Nezgodinsky, Pointe Coupee Parish School Board (LA)

Jennifer Hutchinson, Barre Unified Union School District (VT)

Jennifer Ruiz, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District (CA)

John Haley, Salamanca City Central School District (NY)

Jorie Gronek, Boulder Valley School District (CO)

Judith Crumpler, Bear Valley Unified School District (CA)

Judy Mireles, Menifee Union School District (CA)

Maraiah Popeleski-Tilley, Mansfield Public Schools and Region 19 High School (CT)

Melissa (Missy) Terrell, Pittsburgh Public Schools (PA)

Mike Bottarini, Willows Unified School District (CA)

Muhamed Yasin, Napa Unified School District (CA)

Randy Rios, Lodi Unified School District (CA)

Shawn Marie Rivera, Sacramento City Unified School District (CA)

Toni Jackson, Trimble County Public Schools (KY)

Kelli Seidel, San Juan Unified School District (CA)

Alonso Alonso, San Bernardino City Unified School District (CA)

Barbara Macleod, Boulder Valley School District (CO)

Brittney Rodriguez, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District (CA)

Christina Lawson, Western Placer Unified School District (CA)

Erin Camacho, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System (NMI)

Iris Tirado, Concordia Charter School (AZ)

Jason Tepper, Alexandria City Public Schools (VA)

Josie Perez, Redlands Unified School District (CA)

Juan Lopez, Mission Consolidated Independent School District (TX)

Kelsey Berrini, Evanston Township High School District (IL)

Liz Estavillo Valdez, Bassett Unified School District (CA)

Nick Dramis, Marysville Joint Unified School District (CA)

Nick Vedia, Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VA)

Randal Lane, West Contra Costa Unified School District (CA)

Renee Swank, Norfolk Public Schools (VA)

Rhima Ramirez, Twin Rivers Unified School District (CA)

Richie Wilim, Vacaville Unified School District (CA)

Shana Cash, Purdue Polytechnic High School District (IN)

Tricia Kastelitz, Suffolk Public Schools (VA)

Warren Ryan, San Bernardino City Unified School District (CA)

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