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LEADERSHIP TEAM

CURTIS L. LEWIS, Ph.D.

Founder and President

Biography

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ANTON HORTON

Executive Director of Programming

Biography

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JOE BUSH

Managing Director of Youth & Family Engagement

Biography

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CHRIS WASTON

Chief Advisor to the President

Biography

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MICHAEL PAYNE, JR.

Chief of Strategy & School Partnerships

Biography

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ROMNEY LEWIS

Director of Community Engagement

Biography

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STACI L. WILLIAMS

Chief Development Officer

Biography

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RICHARD GRIFFIN III

Chief of Learning and Innovation

Biography

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SARAH FELDMAN

Director of Strategic Operations

Biography

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CURTIS L. LEWIS, Ph.D.

Board Chair

Biography

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KENNETH FRIERSON

Board Member

Biography

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LISA E. JOHANON, ESQ.

Board Member

Biography

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TANYA UPTHEGROVE GREGORY

Vice Chair

Biography

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NAN GILL

Board Member

Biography

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TIFFANY C. TAYLOR

Board Member

Biography

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ABRAM MILLER, ESQ.

Treasurer

Biography

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DR. SONYA GUNNINGS-MOTON

Board Member

Biography

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TYREE WILLIAMS

Board Member

Biography

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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RACHELE DIMEGLIO ADAM

Advisory Committee Member

Biography

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CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM JAMES E. TATE JR. 

Advisory Committee Member

Biography

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CHEZARE A. WARREN, PH.D.

Advisory Committee Member

Biography

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RIAN ENGLISH BARNHILL

Advisory Committee Member

Biography

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KEBINA YOUNG

Advisory Committee Member

Biography

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CANDACE BACCHUS HOLLINGSWORTH

Advisory Committee Member

Biography

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RUSSELL HARRIS JR.

Advisory Committee Member

Biography

Funding & Partners

Our work is made possible in part through the generosity and support from the following funders and partnering educational entities:

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