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)
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Sheila Patel
Leadership, College Access
Northwestern University (BA)
Harvard University, Ed.M Candidate '28
Rishi Mirchandani
Personal Finance TA
The Pingry School
Rohnik Shah
Personal Finance Teacher / TA
The Pingry School
OUR TEACHERS
Partner Organizations help bring new learning opportunities and extracurricular activities to our scholars.
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 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 INTERNS
Our interns provide high-value work to help us bring the essential work of education equity to our students, staff, and our community.
Summer Intern
Laura Balcazar
Williams College (Class of 2029)
Comparative Literature and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, with a concentration in Latine Studies
Tutor / Reading Program Coordinator
Sahana Bhat
The Pingry School
OUR TUTORS
Our tutors are here to provide individualized academic support.
Amit Gupta
Math Tutor
UC San Diego (BS), Columbia University (MBA)
Selena Shanker
Math Tutor
The Pingry School
OUR ADVISORY BOARD
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Kara Daniels
Betty Galvan
Elizabeth Jois
Fred Lee
Varsha Mathur
Sumi Maun
Annell Montero Mitchell
Sri Palanisamy
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Madhu Southworth
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Joseph Wilson