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Laura Barrowman is the Group Chief Information Officer at Credit Suisse, focusing on setting the direction for all of IT and ensuring the integrity of production environments within the bank’s control framework.
Group Chief Information Officer, Credit Suisse
Dr. Vishakha N.
Senior Advisor for Global Affairs to the President, Columbia University in the City of New York
Paul Fletcher joined CDC Group plc in 2000 from Citibank, where he held various roles in Tokyo, New York, Nairobi and London. He was appointed CEO of CDC in 2002 and oversaw the spin off which created Actis.
Executive Chairman, Actis; Co-founder, Emerging Markets Private Equity Association
Amy is a managing partner of Imaginable Futures. Amy was previously responsible for Omidyar Network’s work in Education, Financial Inclusion, Property Rights, and Consumer Internet & Mobile initiatives in key geographies.
Managing Partner, Imaginable Futures
Wendy is the CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All. In 1989, she founded Teach For America after graduating from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs. The author of three books, she lives in New York City with her family. CEO & Co-founder, Teach For All
Dr. Antonella Mei-Pochtler is a Senior Partner and Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group.
Senior Partner and Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group
Dr. Mona Mourshed is the President and CEO of Generation: You Employed, an independent nonprofit founded by McKinsey & Company. Generation trains and places disconnected youth in jobs.
President and CEO, Generation: You Employed
Dzingai Mutumbuka currently serves as a member of the governing board for UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning.
Chairman of the Zimbabwe National Commission of UNESCO
Dr. Thomas Ogilvie has held a number of management positions over more than fifteen years with Deutsche Post DHL Group. He joined the company in December 2001 with the Market Research Service Center (MRSC) at Deutsche Post Consult GmbH.
Board of Management, Human Resources & Corporate Incubations, Deutsche Post DHL Group
Gbenga Oyebode is the Chairman of Aluko & Oyebode, (Barristers, Solicitors & Trademark Agents), one of the largest integrated law firms in Nigeria, with offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt.
Chairman, Aluko & Oyebode
Fernando Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education and Director of both the Global Education Innovation Initiative and the International Education Policy Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Director, International Education Policy Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Mr. Javier Roglá is the Global Director of Santander Universities and CEO of Universia Holding –he oversees a network of over 1000+ universities and the largest corporate-sponsored Higher Education support program in the world.
Global Director of Santander Universities and CEO Universia Holding, Banco Santander
Andreas Schleicher is Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris.
Director, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills
As Director of the Education Portfolio, Beth leads Emerson Collective’s education efforts to radically improve outcomes for students and advance broader social justice efforts.
Director, Education Portfolio, Emerson Collective
Robert (Bob) W. Scully is current a board member of UBS AG and UBS Group AG. He is also a board member of Chubb Limited, Zoetis Inc., KKR & Co LP and Dean’s Advisors of Harvard Business School.
Board Member, UBS AG and UBS Group AG
Kan Hiroshi Suzuki is a pioneer of the promotion of active learning in Japan. He currently serves as Ministerial Aide, Chief Policy Officer to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan.
Ministerial Aide, Chief Policy Officer to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
Nine-time Grammy® Award winner and Academy Award winner John Legend is a multi-talented artist whose distinctive voice and songwriting style have earned him legions of fans worldwide, along with a strin
Recording Artist and Philanthropist
Laurene Powell Jobs is founder and chair of Emerson Collective, an organization that supports social entrepreneurs and organizations working in the areas of education, immigration reform and social justice.
Founder and Chair, Emerson Collective
My name is Elizabeth Ampomah and I am a 14-year-old student studying in Lamashegu M/A Junior High School in Tamale, Ghana. I live in one of the suburbs of Tamale.
Student
Lead For Ghana
My name is Johann Heysemberg Gonzales Diburcio and I’m 16 years old. I’m in my last year at school in a historical and mysterious place hidden among the Peruvian Andes called Chavin de Huantar.
Student
Enseña Perú
My name is Paola Parra, I live in Todos Santos Baja California Sur, México. I am 15 years old and I’m in the 10th grade at The Palapa School.
Student
Enseña por México
Привіт! I’m Liza Shelestova, a 16 year old teenager from Ukraine. My village is called Sviatopetrivske and it is situated near the capital of my country – Kyiv. I am currently in the 11th grade of comprehensive school.
Student
Teach For Ukraine
My name is Lykke. I am 14 years old, and I live in Snertinge, Denmark. I am in the 8th grade at Firhøjskolen. I am vice chairwoman of my school’s student council. I aspire to be an inspiration to other students around the world.
Student
Teach First Danmark
I’m 16 years old, I live in Denver, Colorado and I'm in the 11th grade at Northfield High School. Currently in school I am working towards achieving my International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma and I am a varsity debate captain.
Student
Teach For America
I am Raghvendra from Mumbai, India. I am 16 years old and I study in 10th grade in “Gumpha Road Municipal English Secondary school”.
Student
Teach For India
Barev! (It's the "hello" in Armenian) I'm 18 years old, I live in Armenia, in Arteni village in the Aragatsotn region. I'm extremely connected with my community and I'm trying to do something better for this place.
Student
Teach For Armenia
Partner CEOs
Rahmatullah Arman leads Teach For Afghanistan, Afghanistan’s largest youth led organization, as its President and Founder.
Teach For Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Magdalena Fernández Lemos has a degree in Political Science and Government (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella), is a Secondary and Higher Education Teacher (Universidad Austral) and has a postgraduate degree in Management (University of CEMA).
Enseñá por Argentina
Argentina
As the Founder and CEO of Teach For Armenia, Larisa believes that providing equal educational opportunities for all children in Armenia is at the core of unlocking her nation's full potential.
Teach For Armenia
Armenia
Melodie Potts Rosevear has been involved with Teach For Australia since its earliest conception.
Teach For Australia
Australia
Gebhard Ottacher is CEO of Teach For Austria. Prior to joining Teach For Austria in 2012 he worked as investment manager for Raiffeisen Holding NÖ-Wien and as strategy consultant for Booz & Company (now part of PWC).
Teach For Austria
Austria
Maimuna is the founder and CEO of Teach For Bangladesh. As a 2009 Teach For America corps member, Maimuna taught secondary school math at a public charter school in southeast Washington, D.C.
Teach For Bangladesh
Bangladesh
After studying Business Engineering, Caroline worked at Deloitte before joining the French non-profit association IECD, where she worked on a variety of development projects in Africa, the Middle-East, and Asia.
Teach For Belgium
Belgium
Adriana Yaffar has a Master’s degree in Business Administration with honors from Masters for Development and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with honors from the Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo.
Enseña por Bolivia
Bolivia
Trayan has been with Teach For Bulgaria since the organization's founding in 2010. He was previously the Program Director, overseeing participant admissions and leadership development, alumni engagement, and impact evaluation.
Teach For Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Monirath Siv was born and raised in Cambodia by a single mother who, despite being at the top of her class, was forced to withdraw from school due to financial pressures on her family.
Teach For Cambodia
Cambodia
Tomás Recart began to think of education as a systemic problem while working as a civil engineer for four and a half years with low-income municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of Chile.
Enseña Chile
Chile
Qinan Liao is the CEO of Teach For China. Before he stepped into this role Qinan led Teach For China’s operations in the Guangdong region, including their strategic expansion and government engagement.
Teach For China
China
Margarita has extensive professional experience in managing educational, social, and peace-building programs and projects in the public sector, where she was recognized for her leadership style and ability to build highly motivated, successful tea
Enseña por Colombia
Colombia
Jesper Bergmann is one of the co-founders of Teach First Danmark and has been the CEO since November 2014.
Teach First Danmark
Denmark
Kristi Klaasmägi was appointed CEO of Noored Kooli in January 2013. Before joining the Noored Kooli team, Kristi worked for the Hubert H.
Noored Kooli
Estonia
A graduate of the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Damien has started his career as a History and Geography teacher in high schools in the suburbs of Paris.
Le Choix de l'école
France
Teach First Deutschland (TFD) was founded in 2007 by Kaija Landsberg and Michael Okrob after the two wrote their master’s thesis on the adaptability of the Teach For America/Teach First model to Germany.
Teach First Deutschland
Germany
Prior to establishing Lead For Ghana, Daniel worked as a biotechnologist at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Lead For Ghana
Ghana
Nedgine is the co-founder and CEO of Anseye Pou Ayiti, which seeks to raise education outcomes in rural Haiti by promoting teacher excellence and student success—rooted in Haitian culture, customs, and community.
Anseye Pou Ayiti
Haiti
Shaheen Mistri is the CEO of Teach For India, and serves as one of its founding board members. She has earned global recognition for her dedication and commitment to the fight for educational equity.
Teach For India
India
Lior Lapid is the CEO of Teach First Israel. He has over 15 years of experience in educational non-profit management and serves as board member of several national and international organizations.
Teach First Israel
Israel
Andrea Pastorelli holds an undergraduate degree in Communications and Cultural Studies from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and a Masters degree in International Development and the Environment from Kings College, London.
Teach For Italy
Italy
Yukabeth Kidenda is the Co-founder and CEO of Teach for Kenya. Growing up in a middle class Kenyan home, Yukabeth was greatly influenced by her grandfather and mother who were both trained teachers.
Teach For Kenya
Kenya
Karlis is a 2011 alumnus of the second cohort of Mission Possible (Iespējamā Misija). Karlis has worked as teacher six years, before and after teaching with Iespējamā Misija.
Iespējamā Misija
Latvia
Salyne is actively involved in civil society issues. She participated in the Middle East Partnership Initiative Program for Student Leaders at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Teach For Lebanon
Lebanon
Desmond Diggs obtained an MSc in International Education Development from the University of Pennsylvania and completed a capstone externship at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Education Directorate in Paris
Teach For Liberia
Liberia
Agnė Motiejūnė is the CEO of Renkuosi Mokyti! and an alumna of the program. As a participant, she taught geography, sociology, and economics and served as a deputy principal.
Renkuosi Mokyti!
Lithuania
Chan Soon Seng joined the inaugural Teach For Malaysia Cohort in 2012, and like many other fellows and alumni, the experience had a profound impact on his worldview.
Teach For Malaysia
Malaysia
Juan Manuel González is the Executive Director of Enseña por México. Juan Manuel has more than eight years of experience managing international projects in the public and private sectors.
Enseña por México
Mexico
Swastika Shrestha is the Co-founder and CEO at Teach For Nepal, a movement of outstanding university graduates and young professionals who are committed to ending education inequity in Nepal starting with a two-year teaching fellowship in public s
Teach For Nepal
Nepal
Michelle is a Polynesian educator, theatre-maker, mother and former high school dropout.
Ako Mātātupu: Teach First NZ
New Zealand
Folawe Omikunle graduated from Babcock University in 2008 with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Law and Diplomacy.
Teach For Nigeria
Nigeria
Khadija began her career with Aangan, Rozan, an Islamabad-based non-profit working to improve women’s and children’s emotional health and protection against violence.
Teach For Pakistan
Pakistan
Lorena Valencia is a Co-founder and CEO of Enseña por Panamá. Prior to launching Enseña por Panamá, Lorena headed the Panama chapter of Learning Enterprises, which she founded in 2005.
Enseña por Panamá
Panama
Claudia strongly believes in the power of education to create a just society that provides equal access to opportunities for everyone.
Enseña por Paraguay
Paraguay
Franco Mosso is the co-founder and CEO of Enseña Perú. An economist who graduated from Peru’s Universidad de la Pacífico, he also serves as a leadership specialist in change management at the Center for Adaptive Leadership in Peru.
Enseña Perú
Peru
Clarissa began her career with research and impact measurement.
Teach for the Philippines
Philippines
Pedro Almeida has a degree in Electro-technical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. After working as a Business Analyst in London in the food distribution industry, Pedro completed an MBA at INSEAD.
Teach For Portugal
Portugal
Nasser Yousef Al Jaber graduated from Georgetown University for Foreign Service in 2010 with a Bachelors Degree in International Politics and a Certificate in American Studies.
Teach For Qatar
Qatar
Having held several senior and leadership roles throughout a career spanning over two decades in the corporate world, Iulia is a fervent supporter of self-growth and development.
Teach For Romania
Romania
Teach For Sierra Leone is driven by the dynamic leadership of Josephine Saidu.
Teach For Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Stanislav Boledovič is a social entrepreneur and educator working to make significant improvement in the education system in Slovakia.
Teach For Slovakia
Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Beatriz began her career as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Spain before moving to the Tax department and specializing in financial services.
Empieza por Educar
Spain
Ida is the CEO for Teach for Sweden and, since 2010, has been the CEO for the non-profit organization Rektorsakademien, a leading professional network for leadership in education and business with over 11,000 members.
Teach For Sweden
Sweden
Sophia Assenga is the CEO and Founder of Teach For Tanzania. She was born and raised in rural areas of Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region.
Teach For Tanzania
Tanzania; officially the United Republic of Tanzania
Teach For Uganda’s Co-founder and Chief of Programs, Charlotte I. Nsengiyumva, has over five years of youth development experience. Upon completing university, she worked as a high school teacher for two years before joining Educate!
Teach For Uganda
Uganda
Prior to co-founding Teach For Unganda, CEO James Kassaga Arinaitwe gained eight years of international development experience working with The Carter Center in the United States, the non-profit organization founded by former U.S.
Teach For Uganda
Uganda
Prior to becoming CEO of Teach First, Russell was General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) in the United Kingdom from 2010-2017, following a career in the software industry and as a management consultant with Hay Group
Teach First
United Kingdom
Elisa’s passion for educational equity comes from personal experience.
Teach For America
United States
Sofía Puig transitioned to lead Enseña Uruguay as their Executive Director in 2018. Prior to this, Sofía had joined the program as a Fellow in 2016, teaching English and Spanish to teenagers in one of the most vulnerable communities in Uruguay.
Enseña Uruguay
Uruguay
Prior to being appointed as the CEO of Teach For Vietnam, Trang Nguyen joined the team to lead the Development and Alumni Impact department in 2018.
Teach For Vietnam
Vietnam
Dr. Miriam Farai Siwela (née Jabangwe) is the CEO and Co-founder of Teach For Zimbabwe. Miriam’s formative years were characterized by extreme poverty, as she lived in one of the most impoverished parts of Zimbabwe.
Teach For Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Staff
Madhavi started with Teach For All in 2013 with the Asia Pacific regional team. She is currently with People Operations and incredibly passionate about supporting staff and working collectively towards our shared vision.
Location: Hong Kong
Madhavi Acharya
Director, Global Staff Relations and Benefits
TEAM: People Operations
REGION: Global
Rafael sits on the Americas team supporting the external strategy operations as Senior Associate for Fundraising and External Affairs. He joined Teach For All in 2018 with the Global Events Team.
Location: Mexico
Rafael Alvarez Fierro
Senior Associate, Fundraising and External Affairs
TEAM:
REGION: Americas
Denisse joined Teach For All in October 2015 as Senior Associate on the Government & Multilateral Partnerships team and currently works as a Research, Evaluation, & Learning Specialist on the DREAM team.
Location: United States
Denisse Arias
Research, Evaluation, & Learning Specialist
TEAM: Data, Evaluation, and Measurement
REGION: Africa; Middle East & North Africa
My team leads Teach For All's effort to build an interconnected, global community where the tens of thousands of teachers and alumni across our network are learning from and supporting each other, to accelerate local impact.
Location: Canada
Lucy Ashman
Head of Connectivity & Innovation
TEAM: Connectivity
REGION: Global
Hany joined Teach For All in 2011, he oversees the accounting operations, manages treasury functions and ensures compliance with accounting standards and other regulatory requirements.
Location: United States
Hany Aziz
Financial Controller
TEAM: Finance & Administration
REGION: Global
Privet! I am Anasstassia from Belarus. I am passionate about working collectively and urgently to build a more equitable liberated world. In my fifth year at Teach For All I look forward to continuing to work and grow with my colleagues.
Location: United States
Anasstassia Baichorova
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Talent Acquisition Partner
TEAM: People, Organization & Culture
REGION: Global
Location: Spain
Nerina Barbosa
Senior Associate, Fundraising and External Affairs
TEAM: Scale
REGION: Europe
Peter joined Teach For All in 2017 and works on our tech team based in the New York office. Besides loving everything sci-fi he also is striving to visit every National Park in the US with his two boys – only 298 to go!
Location: United States
Peter Baresic
Senior Associate, Technology Solutions and Support
TEAM: Technology
REGION: Global
Sophie earned a degree in Fashion Design and 10 years' experience working in the fashion industry before joining the Global Events team at Teach For All in 2013. She now manages team operations for the Global Learning Lab for Community Impact.
Location: United Kingdom
Sophie Barker
Director, Operations - Community Impact
TEAM: Global Learning Lab
REGION: Global
Kim leads advocacy and strategic partnerships on Teach For All’s government and multilateral affairs team. She is passionate about the collective power of youth and local communities to be a force for change in education.
Location: United States
Kim Baskin
Government and Multilateral Affairs Global Specialist
TEAM: Public Affairs
REGION: Global
As Senior Director of the Global Learning Lab for Community Impact, Alex leads our learning about the factors that bring about systemic changes to improve education for all kids. You can read about his experiences in his book Natural Born Learners.
Location: United Kingdom
Alex Beard
Senior Director - Community Impact
TEAM: Global Learning Lab
REGION: Global
Whitney believes that educational equity is the foundation for a more equitable society. In her spare time, she enjoys eating her way through Mexico City and traveling the world with her family.
Location: Mexico
Whitney Beecham
Senior Associate, Foundations
TEAM: Global Development
REGION: Global
How do we work in partnership with our students and communities to unleash our fullest individual and collective potential to move closer towards true equity for all? This question keeps me up at night and underlies my approach to the work we do.
Location: India
Sanaya Bharucha
Director, Student Leadership - Community Impact
TEAM: Global Learning Lab
REGION: Global
Location: United Kingdom
Nimesh Bhundia
Director, Global Technology Operations
TEAM: Technology
REGION: Global
Fernando leads Teach For All's Organizational Development support in the Americas region. He has a great passion for supporting individuals, teams, and organizations to grow and transform through leadership development learning experiences.
Location: United States
Fernando Bianchetti
Director, Organizational Development – Americas
TEAM: Organizational Development
REGION: Americas
Location: United Kingdom
Katrina Black
Director, Network Engagement
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Europe
Francisca leads strategic communications at Teach For All. Previously, she served as adviser to the Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs and worked at the political and PR consultancy Portland. She lives in London with her family.
Location: United Kingdom
Francisca Bos
Director, Strategic Communications
TEAM: Public Affairs
REGION: Global
Jessica was a teacher for eight years before she moved into teacher education. Based in London, Jessica was a Curriculum Design Manager at Teach First before joining Teach For All as Director of Participant and Alumni Impact in Europe.
Location: United Kingdom
Jessica Boyd
Director, Participant & Alumni Impact
TEAM: Participant & Alumni Impact
REGION: Europe
Rachel began her career in Washington DC from 2007-2013 as a special education teacher and teacher coach. She took a "sabbatical" from teaching to work with Teach For America and now with Teach For All where she continues to learn every day!
Location: United States
Rachel Brody
Global Director, ReImagining Education
TEAM: Participant & Alumni Impact
REGION: Global
Norica leads on Teach For All's Global Conference. The annual event brings together more than 450 members of the network to reflect and learn together about what it will take to ensure all children can fulfill their potential.
Location: Belgium
Norica-Livia Buzoi
Global Conference Director
TEAM: Leadership & Learning
REGION: Global
As the regional external strategy operations support in Africa, Bridget supports Teach For All's external efforts in the Africa region. She loves to cook and try new recipes.
Location: Malawi
Bridget Chabunya
Regional External Strategy Operations Support – Africa
TEAM:
REGION: Africa
Location: United States
Benny Chan
Finance Operations and Compliance Officer
TEAM: Finance & Administration
REGION: Global
Back in '94 I learned about this thing called "the internet," which turned out to be my new passion. I love technology and specialize in Drupal, WordPress, solutioning, and project management. My main passions are my daughters, pets, and quests!
Location: United States
Kathy Chavez
Director, Web Development
TEAM: Technology
REGION: Global
Tarek has extensive experience in education, edtech and entrepreneurship, from policy/strategy/program design to delivery levels in LMCIs. He collaborates across functions to generate ideas that can lead to opportunities.
Location: Tunisia
Tarek Chehidi
Senior Director, Global Multilateral Engagement
TEAM: Public Affairs
REGION: Global
At Teach For All, I support the organization in Finance and Administration. I'm currently based in NYC and pursuing my MBA degree.
Location: United States
Julia Chi
Finance and Accounting Analyst
TEAM: Finance & Administration
REGION: Global
Wozani manages the team's systems and co-ordinates team communications and cross team collaboration. She is passionate about helping people reach their full potential.
Location: United Kingdom
Wozani Chida
Director, Regional Strategy & Operations
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Africa
Robbie is the Research & Evaluation Specialist at Teach For All. He provides global support on research and evaluation, manages the portfolio of external evaluations, and supports partners on monitoring and evaluation in the Americas region.
Location: United States
Robbie Dean
Research & Evaluation Specialist
TEAM: Data, Evaluation, and Measurement
REGION: Americas
Tamara's work spans three key areas: building support and understanding of Teach For All's approach in the MENA region, working with emerging partners, and supporting current partners to build public and private sector partnerships that increase their impact.
Location: United Arab Emirates
Tamara Durzi
Director, Network Engagement
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Middle East & North Africa
Location: United States
Ewurama Ewusi-Mensah
Head of Global Development Communications
TEAM: Global Development
REGION: Global
Marwa has over 15 years of experience in organization development, culture transformation, change management, leadership development & coaching. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business from the Arab Academy for Science & Technology.
Location: United Kingdom
Marwa Farouq
Head of People, Organization, & Culture
TEAM: People, Organization & Culture
REGION: Global
Steven Farr co-leads Teach For All’s Global Learning Lab which seeks, supports, and spreads insights from transformational classrooms and communities around the world. He lives in Washington, DC.
Location: United States
Steven Farr
Co-Lead - Classroom Impact
TEAM: Global Learning Lab
REGION: Global
Location: United States
Chirlie Felix
Head of Corporate Partnerships
TEAM: Global Development
REGION: Global
Paola is in charge of the funding opportunities research and analysis for Teach For All's global organization and network partners. She also provides logistic and administrative support to the multilateral portfolio.
Location: Spain
Paola Ferrando
Multilateral Affairs Analyst
TEAM: Public Affairs
REGION: Global
Dora was a 2004 Teach For America teacher in Philadelphia, and has also worked as an English teacher in Osaka, Japan, an Academic Manager for SCORE! and a high school textbook editor for five years.
Location: United States
Dora Figueiredo
Data & Operations Manager
TEAM: Connectivity
REGION: Global
Location: United States
Ana Florez
Head of Region
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Americas
I set vision and strategy for learning experiences to support local leaders working within communities across our network.
Location: United States
Mariana Franco
Director, Learning Experiences - Community Impact
TEAM: Global Learning Lab
REGION: Global
Renuka joined us in Jan 2020. She enjoys being an Instructional Designer. And is now excited to bring her expertise in Instructional Design and e-learning to further Teach for All’s overall vision.
Location: India
Renuka Gadde
Remote/E-learning Specialist
TEAM: Organizational Development
REGION: Global
Matt works globally to strengthen public and private sector support for partners. Northern Ireland native, he’s worked in Washington D.C., Sydney, London and now Berlin, Germany.
Location: Germany
Matt Gillespie
Director, Development and Government Engagement
TEAM: Scale
REGION: Europe
Harriet supports People Operations with Strategic Projects. She Joined Teach For All in 2010 and previously led The Global Events Team.
Location: United Kingdom
Harriet Glover
Director, Strategic Projects
TEAM: People Operations
REGION: Global
Jing Pei works closely with our network partners in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to Teach For All, she dabbled in management consulting, research, tech startup and social enterprise.
Location: Malaysia
Jing Pei Goh-Asmala
Director, Network Engagement
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Asia Pacific
Paola leads the communications, storytelling & marketing strategy on raising awareness to make network participants & alumni feel part of an interconnected global network of change-makers with the benefits that come with it.
Location: Mexico
Paola Gomez
Director, Communications & Storytelling - Connectivity
TEAM: Connectivity
REGION: Global
Abby focuses on strategy and operations across the Public Affairs team and also leads design and branding work for the global organization. Prior to Teach For All, she taught 3rd and 4th grade through Teach For America in New York City.
Location: United States
Abby Gorman
Director, Public Affairs
TEAM: Public Affairs
REGION: Global
Leo supports our partner organisations in their Recruitment, Selection and Marketing. Currently he is focusing on Selection throughout the network. He is a Teach First (UK) Ambassador.
Location: United Kingdom
Leo Graham-Dullaert
Director, Recruitment, Selection and Matriculation
TEAM: Scale
REGION: Europe
I manage Teach For All's Global Data System and Global Surveys, and our data visualization tool, Power BI. I am excited to learn about network partners' data needs and provide support in data analytics, visualizations, and reporting.
Location: United States
Maryam Gul
Data Analyst
TEAM: Data, Evaluation, and Measurement
REGION: Global
Location: Ecuador
Daniela Guzman
Social Media & Communications Specialist
TEAM: Public Affairs
REGION: Global
As I seek to understand and articulate what it means to reimagine our classrooms and social systems, I have forgotten much that I thought I knew and learned again much that I had forgotten.
Location: United Kingdom
Jude Heaton
Director, Transformational Impact - Classroom Impact
TEAM: Global Learning Lab
REGION: Global
Rebecca has been with Teach For All since 2008. She is committed to building healthy, sustainable, learning organizations that transform educational opportunities for children everywhere.
Location: United States
Rebecca Helmer
Head of Organizational Development
TEAM: Organizational Development
REGION: Global
Kendra manages Teach For All's partner engagement strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Location: United States
Kendra Hennig
Director, Network Engagement
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Americas
Location: United Kingdom
Samantha Ho Kriegel
Director of Fundraising – Europe
TEAM: Global Development
REGION: Europe
Location: United Kingdom
Matthew Horine
Global Head of Technology and Innovation
TEAM: Technology
REGION: Global
Jared joined Teach For All in 2011 and currently leads on programmatic strategy and learning. He has taught in Mississippi, USA as well as Yangon, Myanmar and has lived in the UAE, Qatar, Malaysia, and Norway. He currently lives in South Carolina with his family.
Location: United States
Jared Hove
Director Program Learning
TEAM: Network Engagement; Organizational Development
REGION: Global
Margot joined Teach For All in 2011 and is currently the Director of Strategy, Learning and Operations on the Scale team. Prior to Teach For All, she was the Director of Development for Teach For America’s Mid-Atlantic Region.
Location: United States
Margot Huber
Global Director, Scale Strategy, Learning and Operations
TEAM: Scale
REGION: Global
Location: Moldova, Republic of
Abigail Huston
Head of Region
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Europe
I lead the cross-network initiative to understand how we best enable students to be leaders who shape a better future for themselves and all of us. I work with network partners to choose, define, measure and enable student outcomes in their contexts.
Location: India
Archana Iyer
Director, Student Outcomes - Classroom Impact
TEAM: Global Learning Lab
REGION: Global
Morayma began her journey in education as a teacher in USA, then collaborating with Enseña por México for almost 6 years. Since joining Teach for All, she enjoys learning from engaging with partners.
Location: Mexico
Morayma Jiménez
Director, Participant & Alumni Impact
TEAM: Participant & Alumni Impact
REGION: Americas
I use storytelling through videos, photos, and writing to amplify diverse voices from across the network (and beyond) and create spaces to collectively learn from the experiences and insights they share.
Location: United Kingdom
Faolan Jones
Filmmaker, Critical Questioning, Idea Exploration and Storytelling
TEAM: Leadership & Learning
REGION: Global
Location: Israel
Jeff Kern
Director, Network Engagement
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Europe
As the Head of Teach For All’s Scale team, Darrin guides the development of Teach For All network partners’ public affairs, fundraising, government affairs, and recruitment efforts.
Location: United States
Darrin Kerr
Head of Scale
TEAM: Scale
REGION: Global
Location: United States
Leigh Kincaid
Director, Participant & Alumni Impact
TEAM: Participant & Alumni Impact
REGION: Africa; Middle East & North Africa
Viola supports current and prospective partners in Africa. She is bi-lingual (English/French) and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with a background in Education.
Location: Kenya
Viola Kirongo
Director, Network & Engagement
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Africa
Wendy is the CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All. In 1989, she founded Teach For America after graduating from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs. The author of three books, she lives in New York City with her family.
Location: United States
Wendy Kopp
CEO & Co-founder, Teach For All
TEAM: Executive Management Team
REGION: Global
Location: United Kingdom
Madeleine Krajewski
Director, Network Engagement
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Europe
Before Teach For All, Marta earned an MA in Education, Gender and International Development at UCL. Currently she is working to improve how we use virtual spaces to foster meaningful connections
Location: United Kingdom
Marta Lucia Kupfer
Project Manager – Virtual Learning & Events
TEAM: Leadership & Learning
REGION: Global
Su Wen is a law graduate who has come to prefer project management and operations. She has a passion for education, gender and socioeconomic equality and is excited about contributing to Teach For All
Location: Malaysia
Lee Su Wen
Chief of Staff- People, Organization & Culture
TEAM: People, Organization & Culture
REGION: Global
Jeff has a passion for telling the inspiring stories of transformation, leadership, and change from across the Teach For All network. He produces, shoots, and edits videos and other multimedia projects for Teach For All's website and other platforms.
Location: United States
Jeffrey Levick
Director of Video & Multimedia Production
TEAM: Public Affairs
REGION: Global
Deb leads on editorial and content for Teach For All's website, newsletters, and other media. Previously, she was an editorial director at Nickelodeon, and she's the author of three children's books (and one for adults). Deb lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.
Location: United States
Deborah Levine
Head of Content & Marketing, Public Affairs
TEAM: Public Affairs
REGION: Global
Location: United Kingdom
Laura Lewis
Head of DREAM
TEAM: Data, Evaluation, and Measurement
REGION: Global
Karen works closely with managers and staff on global talent acquisition, onboarding, and diversity, equity and inclusiveness.
Location: United States
Karen Lieu
Head of Global Talent Acquisition
TEAM: People, Organization & Culture
REGION: Global
I work on creating learning experiences around the GLL’s insights and strong classrooms around the world. I live in Singapore with my husband and sassy pup, Cotton!
Location: Singapore
Rachel Lim
Director, Learning Experience - Classroom Impact
TEAM: Global Learning Lab
REGION: Global
Location: United States
Milly Nantongo Little
Financial Accountant
TEAM: Finance & Administration
REGION: Global
Julia leads the individual giving portfolio where she plays a key role in building a constituency of global champions. She has worked for several non-profits in New York City and internationally, including iMentor and Pro Mujer in Bolivia.
Location: United States
Julia Love
Head of Leadership Gifts and Engagement
TEAM: Global Development
REGION: Global
Toni has a profound love for everything edtech and supports teams with their virtual learning experiences. As an entrepreneur, her experience ranges from starting a pan-African edtech company to being on the founding team of a corporate philanthropy.
Location: United States
Toni Maraviglia
Director, Virtual Learning & Community
TEAM: Leadership & Learning
REGION: Global
Reem leads the shared vision of a diverse team, supports the leadership of social entrepreneurs to build and grow effective organizations, drives forward an external regional strategy, and maximizes the impact of Teach For All across the MENA region.
Location: Qatar
Reem Marto
Head of Region
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Middle East & North Africa
Justyna's work focuses on creating resources, learning opportunities, and events for entrepreneurs seeking to launch new network organizations in their countries. She is based in San Diego, California and has been with Teach For All since 2014.
Location: United States
Justyna Maslowska
Director of Prospective Partner Strategy, Learning, & Operations
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Global
Batsi holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Science from the University of the Free State in South Africa. She has extensive experience recruiting talent globally throughout her career.
Location: South Africa
Batsi Mbayimbayi
Director, Global Talent Acquisition
TEAM: People, Organization & Culture
REGION: Global
Phil leads our public affairs and communications strategy. Phil taught foreign languages with Teach First in London and has been with Teach For All since 2008. He now lives in Sydney, Australia.
Location: Australia
Phil McComish
Global Head of Communications and Public Affairs
TEAM: Public Affairs
REGION: Global
I joined Teach For All with a Masters in Human Resources Management, and feel absolutely blessed every day to be doing what I love and contributing in my own small way to the beautiful work Teach For All does!
Location: United States
Diksha Mehta
People Operations Associate
TEAM: People Operations
REGION: Global
Alejandra is passionate about building networks and movements that support thriving organizations. She supports network partners with in building sustainability strategies to achieve this.
Location: United States
Alejandra Mejia Restrepo
Director, Development and Government Engagement
TEAM: Scale
REGION: Americas
Jennifer manages Fundraising and Partnerships at the Asia Pacific Region. Her passion towards Education and ensuring children around the world enjoy their rights, brought her to Teach For All.
Location: India
Jennifer Mendonca
Senior Associate, Operations
TEAM:
REGION: Asia Pacific
Location: United States
Amanda Meraxa
Specialist, Leadership Gifts
TEAM: Global Development
REGION: Global
Anna leads Teach For All’s efforts to develop and grow meaningful partnerships between Teach For All and public sector organizations, such as the US and UK governments, UNICEF, World Bank Group or the European Commission.
Location: Spain
Anna Molero
Chief Government Officer
TEAM: Public Affairs
REGION: Global
Prior to joining Teach For All in 2017, Juliana started her career in education working in recruitment at KIPP New Orleans Schools. Juliana is currently working closely with the CEO and Chief of Staff
Location: United States
Juliana Moreno
Special Projects Manager
TEAM: Executive Management Team
REGION: Global
Location: South Africa
Alice Msibi
Director, Participant and Alumni Impact
TEAM: Participant & Alumni Impact
REGION: Africa
I support network participants and alumni to organize initiatives to connect, share, and learn with their peers across borders.
Location: United Kingdom
Zaira Mughal
Director – Learning Communities
TEAM: Connectivity
REGION: Global
As a member of the People, Organization & Culture Team I support the leadership development of our talented global staff. I'm passionate about helping individuals reach their full potential to the benefit of youth and our thriving global community.
Location: United States
Amal Muna
Director, Organization and Leadership Development
TEAM: People, Organization & Culture
REGION: Global
Location: United States
Chaitra Murlidhar
Monitoring & Evaluation Learning Specialist
TEAM: Data, Evaluation, and Measurement
REGION: Global
At Teach For All, I aim to pursue our mission by getting behind the leaders in our communities and listening to their visions for what they hope to be true. I'm inspired by the radical system change that's possible when we center community voice.
Location: United States
Abby Nance
Director, Strategy, Diversity & Virtual Learning
TEAM: Leadership & Learning; Organizational Development
REGION: Global
Emilia is the Chief of Staff for the Europe region. She manages the team's systems and operations, streamlining strategic initiatives, overseeing program management, and coordinating team communications and cross-team collaboration.
Location: United Kingdom
Emilia Nathanail
Director, Regional Strategy & Operations
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Europe
I love my work, I love my region, and I have the privilege to work with the most amazing people in the network.
Location: Mexico
Rocio Navarro Salazar
Director, Recruitment, Selection and Matriculation
TEAM: Scale
REGION: Americas
Cindy leads on strategy and learning for the Africa region. She thrives on supporting others and seeing them live out their full potential.
Location: United Kingdom
Cindy Nicolson
Director, Strategy & Learning
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Africa
Katy leads our work in Education in Emergencies, building our vision and strategy for how TFAll could play a proactive and strategic role in emergency crisis contexts. She is a '09 Teach First fellow.
Location: United Kingdom
Katy Noble
Head of Education in Emergencies
TEAM:
REGION: Global
Location: New Zealand
Edna Novak
Head of Region
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Asia Pacific
I am passionate about helping partners strengthen their brands to achieve the support and impact they need. Outside of work, I love playing with my three small children, going for runs with my husband, and playing the piano.
Location: United States
Jocelyn Noya Quintana
Director, Partner Marketing and Positioning
TEAM: Scale
REGION: Global
Vongai oversees partner support and engagement in Africa and supports the launch of new organizations in the region. She is a qualified executive coach with a Doctorate in Business Administration, an MSc in Organisational Psychology, & a BSc Hons in Psychology.
Location: United Kingdom
Vongai Nyahunzvi
Head of Region
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Africa
Stephanie joined Teach For All in 2019 as Global Director for Multilateral Projects. She brings 18+ years of experience in the field of education as a researcher, project manager and business developer in both the public and private sectors.
Location: Belgium
Stephanie Oberheidt
Global Director - Multilateral Projects
TEAM: Public Affairs
REGION: Global
Location: United States
Nkasi Okafor
Director, Legal Services
TEAM:
REGION: Global
Ashley has managed the global organization’s relationships with partners since 2008. A 2003 Teach For America alumna, she has a BA from the University of Michigan and a MA in Intercultural Organizational Development.
Location: United States
Ashley Olinger
Head of Network Engagement
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Global
Katherine brings together her passion for supporting others' development and her experience working with network partners in a global role focused on leadership development. She is also the Network Engagement Lead for Teach For America and Enseña por México.
Location: United States
Katherine Onorato
Director Flex Role
TEAM: Flex; Organizational Development
REGION: Americas
Punam supports a range of partners (from those that are small and launching to those that are large and thriving), in the ever growing European region. Based in London, she has been at Teach For All since 2013.
Location: United Kingdom
Punam Oza
Director, Network Engagement
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Europe
Jeet primarily works with network partners to develop their recruitment, selection, and matriculation capabilities. He has worked in Mumbai and New York City, starting his journey in education as a 2006 Teach For America Corps Member in Brooklyn, New York.
Location: United States
Jeet Patel
Director, Recruitment, Selection and Matriculation
TEAM: Scale
REGION: Africa; Asia Pacific; Middle East & North Africa
Ana manages team systems & operations, coordinates communications & cross-team projects, & oversees program management to support the success of our staff and partners.
Location: United States
Ana Peña
Director, Regional Strategy & Operations
TEAM:
REGION: Americas
Zaneta works across all functions of the Public Affairs team with a focus on team strategy and operations, design and branding, content management and editorial, and media and strategic communications.
Location: United Arab Emirates
Zaneta Pereira
Public Affairs Specialist
TEAM: Public Affairs
REGION: Global
Location: United States
Daphne Philip
Director, Regional Strategy & Operations
TEAM:
REGION: Europe
Location: United Kingdom
Sara Piteira
Director, Development and Government Engagement
TEAM: Scale
REGION: Europe
Situated in hectic (yet amazing) Mumbai, Sri leads Teach For All’s Finance team. Outside of work, spicy food and Hindi movies/music are always nearby!
Location: India
Srihari Prabhu
Head of Finance
TEAM: Finance & Administration
REGION: Global
Zachary monitors and evaluates Teach For All’s cross-border learning and community-building efforts to make them more inclusive and impactful for the teachers and alumni across our global network.
Location: United States
Zachary Q. Del Rosario
Director, Strategy & Impact
TEAM: Connectivity
REGION: Global
Rebecca was a founding member of Teach For All’s development team in 2008 before leading the organization’s support of prospective network partners. Today, she serves as Chief of Staff to the CEO.
Location: United States
Rebecca Rich
Chief Of Staff to CEO
TEAM: Executive Management Team
REGION: Global
Radha Ruparell is the Head of Leadership and Learning at Teach For All. Her team is focused on in-person and virtual learning and community-building across our global network, and in enabling leadership development.
Location: United States
Radha Ruparell
Head, Leadership & Learning
TEAM: Leadership & Learning
REGION: Global
Ashley has been with Teach For All in various roles since 2011. Her current work focuses on telling the stories of leadership development across the network, and providing access and exposure to new and innovative approaches to leadership development.
Location: United States
Ashley Salmon-Wander
Director, Leadership Development
TEAM: Participant & Alumni Impact
REGION: Global
Location: New Zealand
Tritia Samaniego
Director, Participant & Alumni Impact
TEAM: Participant & Alumni Impact
REGION: Asia Pacific
Tapiwa is excited to be a member of the technology team, working as an IT business partner and product manager. His first full time job was as a business college trainer before moving on to roles in the shipping and energy fields.
Tapiwa Samkange
Director, IT Business Partner
TEAM: Technology
REGION: Global
I work across the Technology and DREAM teams building tech solutions and supporting Teach For All staff and partner organizations. I act as a consultant on data information systems and IT strategy.
Location: Argentina
Ariel Schapiro
IT Consultant
TEAM: Data, Evaluation, and Measurement; Technology
REGION: Global
Kalegi leads in developing the capacity of network partners in Africa to build diversified funding bases and establish cross-sector partnerships, and supports the growth of public and private sector allies in Africa committed to increasing education opportunities.
Location: Kenya
Kalegi Shahale
Director, Fundraising, Multilateral and Government Affairs
TEAM: Scale
REGION: Africa
Location: United States
Hannah Shephard
Director of Development, Foundations
TEAM: Global Development
REGION: Global
Ankana is the Chief of Staff for the Asia Pacific Region at Teach For All. She works closely with the partners in the ever-growing region, manages all regional team operations and engagement, and works across various regional and global functions.
Location: India
Ankana Sheth
Director, Network Engagement
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Asia Pacific
Rebecca leads our work around network knowledge management and serves as the product owner for our knowledge sharing platform. She joined staff in October 2010 following her experience as a 4th grade teacher through Teach For America.
Location: United States
Rebecca Shipps
Director, Content Strategy and Online Collaboration
TEAM: Leadership & Learning
REGION: Global
Fatima supports Scale to create virtual learning experiences for network partners. She has a background in planning events and works out of her home in Alexandria, Virginia.
Location: United States
Fatima Showkatian
Project Manager, Virtual Events
TEAM: Scale
REGION: Global
Location: United States
Jamie Smith
Director of Strategy, Operations & Learning
TEAM: Participant & Alumni Impact
REGION: Global
Location: Spain
Adrian Sobrin
Manager- Data, Operations and Learning
TEAM: Data, Evaluation, and Measurement
REGION:
Nada helps oversee and drive the vision and internal & external strategies of the MENA region. She supports current and prospective partners, leads on special projects, and manages all team systems and operations.
Location: Qatar
Nada Soudy
Director, Regional Strategy & Operations
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Middle East & North Africa
Kate supports the strategy, systems and operations that enable our global fundraising efforts. Previously, she helped undocumented kids secure immigration benefits and worked as a business development manager at an international law firm.
Location: United States
Kate Sunshine
Chief of Staff, Global Development
TEAM: Global Development
REGION: Global
I lead connectivity initiatives to foster connections between participants and alumni in the network. Previously, I worked on teacher development, community building, and management.
Location: Malaysia
Tan Wei Jie
Director, Global Connectivity Program
TEAM: Connectivity
REGION: Global
Location: Hong Kong
Tracy Tang
Director, Regional Strategy and Operations
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Asia Pacific
Location: Hong Kong
Kristina Tanso
Director, Development
TEAM: Scale
REGION: Asia Pacific
Location: United States
Khyrria Tekbali
Project Management Lead, Equity Intiatives
TEAM: Scale
REGION: Global
Thaisa supports the Global Learning Lab for Classroom Impact as the chief of staff, helping to accelerate its progress and maximize its impact through team culture, learning, and collaboration, operations, and strategic projects. She currently resides in Virginia.
Location: United States
Thaisa Tirado
Chief of Staff - Classroom Impact
TEAM: Global Learning Lab
REGION: Global
Petula joined Teach For All in May 2014. Prior to Teach For All, she served as Business Operations Manager at LinkedIn, where she supported the company’s Asia Pacific operations. Petula received an MBA from the Wharton School.
Location: Hong Kong
Petula Tse
Director, Global Organizational Development & Asia Pacific Network Engagement
TEAM: Organizational Development
REGION: Asia Pacific
I am passionate about people and helping organizations grow. Since joining Teach For All in 2018, my mission has expanded to inspiring and enabling our people to feel heard, supported, and empowered through their employment in all of our locations.
Location: United States
Julia Vaida
Head of People Operations
TEAM: People Operations
REGION: Global
Alvin is passionate about empirical research, psychometrics, educational psychology, and development work. He believes that systematic change requires measurement—we cannot scientifically change what we cannot measure.
Location: Australia
Alvin Vista
Student Outcomes Measurement Specialist
TEAM: Data, Evaluation, and Measurement
REGION: Global
Carole is the Network Engagement Lead in Africa, supporting current and prospective partners in the region. Carole is a lawyer by profession and is a Kenyan-South African. She is a trained vocalist and a fitness enthusiast.
Location: South Africa
Carole Wanjau
Director, Network Engagement
TEAM: Network Engagement
REGION: Africa
Pete has dedicated his education career working to improve educational opportunities for all students, in school districts such as New York City Public Schools and DC Public Schools. Pete began his career as a high school teacher in Houston, Texas.
Location: United States
Pete Weber
Director of Communication and Storytelling
TEAM: Global Learning Lab
REGION: Global
Laurelin leads our ongoing efforts to improve the training and development of transformational teacher-leaders as part of Teach For All's Global Learning Lab. She has spent nearly two decades teaching and coaching in the US and abroad.
Location: United States
Laurelin Whitfield
Director, Teacher Leadership Development - Classroom Impact
TEAM: Global Learning Lab
REGION: Global
Samantha focuses on girls' and women’s empowerment. She has served as Chief of Staff to the CEO, and spent five years in Johannesburg leading the organization’s strategy and partner support in Africa.
Location: United States
Samantha Williams
Global Director, Girls Education
TEAM: Participant & Alumni Impact
REGION: Global
I am based in Accra and I support the Global Learning Lab with design, visualization, and administrative needs to help further its impact. I am interested in how the intersections between art, education, and technology can be used to better lives.
Location: Ghana
Dionne Wilson
Associate, Digital Learning - Classroom Impact
TEAM: Global Learning Lab
REGION: Global
Michael has worked in the non-profit sector for 25 years and deeply believes that education is the key to change in communities. His role includes providing security for business travelers and global events and managing our offices in London, New York, & DC.
Location: United States
Michael Zehavi
Temporary Senior Director, Facilities
TEAM: Finance & Administration
REGION: Global
Zhenhua is a believer in the power of education, and has made it her life mission to help children succeed.
Location: United States
Mi Zhenhua
Head of Participant & Alumni Impact
TEAM: Participant & Alumni Impact
REGION: Global
Location: United States
Kenneth Zoeller
Global Development Communications Director
TEAM: Global Development
REGION: Global