THE TEAM
A dedicated group of equity in education heroes. We are proud to bring together a support network for our scholars that go the extra mile for them everyday.
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Founder / CEO
Sheila Patel
Northwestern University (B.A.)
Harvard University, Ed.M Candidate '28
Director of Development
Ayana Field Ridley
University of Central Florida (BS), Depaul University (MBA)
Program Coordinator
Nateesha Campbell
Stonybrook University (B.A.)
Student Impact programming would not be possible without these passionate and dedicated educators
Ayana Field-Ridley
Personal Finance
University of Central Florida (BS), Depaul University (MBA)
Ciaran McConville
Literary Analysis
Durham University (BA), AE London (MA)
Shian James Harden
Leadership
Spelman College
Rishi Mirchandani
Decoding Today Teacher, Personal Finance TA
The Pingry School
Rohnik Shah
Personal Finance Teacher / TA
The Pingry School
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Liam Wang
Leadership
Morehouse College
Amit Gupta
Math Tutor
UC San Diego
Columbia University (MBA)
OUR TEACHERS
OUR PARTNER TEACHERS
Hillary Irwin
Mindfulness, Yoga, Nutrition
Project Home Power Yoga
Cornell University (BS)
Boston University (MA in Applied Anatomy & Physiology)
Brendan Gorman
OUR INTERNS
Our interns provide high-value work to help us bring the essential work of education equity to our students, staff, and our community.
Intern
Laura Balcazar
Williams College (Class of 2029)
Comparative Literature and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, with a concentration in Latine Studies
Summer Reading Program Intern
Sahana Bhat
The Pingry School
Partner Organizations help bring new learning opportunities and extracurricular activities to our scholars.
OUR MENTORS
Our volunteer professional mentors are the backbone of our organization. We are grateful for the time, dedication and energy they give to our scholars.
Kimberly Harbin
Shian James Harden
Mariana Garza
Elizabeth Jois
Imari Love
Aavik Patel
Jenna Patel
Jaya Rao
Kathy Sartorius
Shamina Rao
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Liam Wang
OUR PARTNER TEACHERS
YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Our Youth Leadership Council is comprised of passionate high school & college students. This council serves as an advisory board to our Founder & CEO to ensure programming is relevant and prepares scholars for the rapidly changing academic and professional world. The council works on strategic initiatives throughout the year to contribute to our organizations overall growth and success.
Sahana Bhat
Otis Cramer
Shian James Harden
Shayen Maun
Rishi Mirchandani
Leila Qadri
Claire Sartorius
Rohnik Shah
Avni Valliappan
STRATEGIC ADVISORY BOARD
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Kara Daniels
Betty Galvan
Elizabeth Jois
Fred Lee
Varsha Mathur
Sumi Maun
Annell Montero Mitchell
Sri Palanisamy
Ganesh Rao
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Madhu Southworth
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Joseph Wilson
Our Strategic Advisory Board is comprised of leading professionals from a diverse set of industries. Together, this team supports our CEO with strategic growth initiatives throughout the year.