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2026 PAHARA FELLOWSHIP

MEET THE COHORT

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Tony Alleyne

President & Chief Executive Officer,

Nativity Prep School (Wilmington)

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BIOGRAPHY

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Gisele Castro

Chief Executive Officer,​

Exalt Youth

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Rachael Tutwiler Fortune

President,

Jacksonville Public Education Fund​​​

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Shauna Knox

Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

The Emancipation Group

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Celia Pascual

Chief Academic Officer,

Yu Ming Charter School

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Nicole Wetzel

Chief of Staff,

Global Village Academy Collaborative

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John Aydogdu

Chief Executive Officer,

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas

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Shareyna Chang

Chief of Staff,

Richmond Public Schools

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Andrew Frishman

Co-Executive Director,

Big Picture Learning​​​

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David Lauck

Chief Financial Officer,

Alliance College-Ready Public Schools

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Robert Sgobbo

Chief of Staff to Chief Schools Officer,

Uncommon Schools​​​​

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Shawna Young

Chief Executive Officer,

Camelback Ventures​​​

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Rhonda Baldenegro

Executive Director,

Gabriella Charter Schools

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Alan Cheng

Supervising Superintendent

for High Schools,

New York City Public Schools

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Shawn Hardnett

Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

Statesmen College Preparatory

Academy for Boys PCS

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Suzanne Legg

Chief Executive Officer,

Dayspring Academy

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Tamala Shaw

Founder & Executive Director,

MS Delta Academies dba

Leflore Legacy Academy​​​​

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Jack Carey

Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

Live Oak Camp

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Kwame Floyd

Executive Director,

Teacher Apprenticeship Network​​​

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Melissa Kim

Partner,

Volution Advisors

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Rosario Minier Connor

Vice President, External Affairs,

America's Promise Alliance​​​​

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Cristina Ureña

Chief of Schools,​​​

Étoile Academy Charter School

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