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2026 PAHARA FELLOWSHIP

MEET THE COHORT

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Martha Xochitl Avellán

Area Superintendent,

Green Dot Public Schools

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BIOGRAPHY

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Myrla Feria

Vice President of Consulting,​

TNTP

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BIOGRAPHY

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Daisy Han

Managing Partner,​

Daisy Han LLC

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Jim Kline

Executive Director,

DC Public Education Fund

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BIOGRAPHY

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Nafeesha Mitchell

Founder & Principal,​

B² Executive Coaching & Strategic Advising

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BIOGRAPHY

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Jonathan Tyrrell

Chief Schools Officer,

Kairos Academies​​

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BIOGRAPHY

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Bobby Caballero

Chief Executive Officer & Head of School,

Elsie Whitlow Stokes Public Charter School

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BIOGRAPHY

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James E. Ford

Executive Director,

Center for Racial Equity

in Education (CREED)

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BIOGRAPHY

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Ulcca Joshi Hansen

Founder,​

Educating Potential

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BIOGRAPHY

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Nanette Lehman-Merrill

Executive Director,

Idaho Charter School Association

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Penelope Pak McMillen

Senior Director, Formal Learning,

KIPP Foundation

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BIOGRAPHY

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Yeime Valle

Executive Director & General Partner,

Brilla Schools Network

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BIOGRAPHY

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Taikein Cooper

Chief Executive Officer,

Richmond Ed Fund

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Sarah Jane Forman

General Counsel,

KIPP DC

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Kenneth Herrera

Sr. Director of Strategic Initiatives,​

Uncommon Schools

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Mary Libby

Deputy Chief of Diverse Learners,

School District of Philadelphia

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Margeaux Randolph

President,​

Kr8 Ventures​​

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Laura Vinsant

Executive Director,

Teach For America  Greater Baton Rouge

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BIOGRAPHY

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Olufemi Fadeyibi

Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

UpliftEducate

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Yesenia Garcia-Fortuna

Executive Director,

Summer Search

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Matt Kelley

Chief Executive Officer,

Independence Charter School

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Elizabeth Martinez

Interim Executive Director,

Making Waves Academy

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Natalie Smith

Founder, Chief Executive Officer,

& Head of School,​

Global Citizens Public Charter School​​

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