2026 PAHARA FELLOWSHIP
MEET THE COHORT
Leilani Abulon
Chief Academic Officer,
Green Dot Public Schools
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Chuck Nathan Charleston
Executive Director,
Native American Community
Academy Foundation
James Harrell
Chief, Human Capital Management,
San Antonio ISD
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Aly Murray
Founder & Executive Director,
UPchieve
Richard Seigler
Chief Program Officer,
LeveragED Foundation​​
Lynsey Wood Jeffries
Chief Executive Officer,
Higher Achievement
Ileana Albareda
Green Schools National Network
Abiodun Durojaye
Chief Executive Officer & Founder,
AsidaLove
Rikki Hunt Taylor
Meridian Public Charter School
Michelle Navarre
Polaris Charter Academy
Sean Talamas
Co-Founder,
Leadership Cooperative​​
Leena Bakshi
STEM4Real
Jack Elsey
Founder & Chief Executive Officer,
Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative
Alexis Johnson
Chief Schools Officer,
Match Charter Public School
Jesse Sanchez
President,
The Neurodiversity Alliance​​
Mayra Valle
Director & Founder,
Valle Conmigo LLC
Joseph Callahan
Education Foundation of Anne Arundel
County Public Schools
Maricela Guerrero
Rocketship Public Schools​​
Markus Mullarkey
President & Chief Financial Officer,
Caliber Public Schools
Vielka Scott-Marcus
Friendship Public Charter School
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Barry Williams
Head of Schools,
Cirrus Academy Charter School
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