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2026 PAHARA FELLOWSHIP

MEET THE COHORT

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Fatih Ay

Chief Executive Officer & Superintendent,

Harmony Public Schools

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BIOGRAPHY

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Susana Cordova

Commissioner,

Colorado Department of Education

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BIOGRAPHY

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Amanda Gonzales

Managing Director of Schools & Programs,

Moonshot​​​

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Laura McGowan-Robinson

Chief Executive Officer,

Diversity in Leadership Institute

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BIOGRAPHY

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David Riddick

Chief Executive Officer,

Fenton Charter Public School​s​​​​

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BIOGRAPHY

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Holly Trifiro

Chief Executive Officer,

Future Ready Cleveland​​​

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BIOGRAPHY

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Michael Blake

Chief of Operations,

Uncommon Schools

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Ana Teresa Dahan

Executive Director,

Thrive LA

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Jennifer Greene

Executive Director,

Tulsa Legacy Charter School​​

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Crystal McQueen-Taylor

Executive Director,

StudentsFirstNY

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Isaac Rivas-Savell

Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

Voz Collegiate Preparatory Charter School

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BIOGRAPHY

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Cheryl Watson-Harris

President & Executive Director,

Achieve Atlanta

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BIOGRAPHY

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Liliana Bustos

Chief Instructional Officer,

Bright Star Schools

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BIOGRAPHY

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Livier Delgadillo

Founder,

LD Collective

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Lin Johnson III

Chief Strategy, Growth & Finance Officer,​​

TNTP, Inc.

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Brandon Paige

Chief Financial Officer,

Alpha Public Schools

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Meisha Ross Porter

Visiting Senior Fellow,

Center for Educational Innovation​​​​

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Rosa Zamora

Chief Executive Officer,

NewRoot Learning Institute​​​

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BIOGRAPHY

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Marina Cofield

Chief Executive Officer,​

East Harlem Tutorial Program

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BIOGRAPHY

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Darnell Epps

Chief Executive Officer & Founder,

Thurgood Industries

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BIOGRAPHY

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Paul Kihn

Deputy Mayor for Education,

Washington, D.C.

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Mary Rice-Boothe

Founder,

Leading-Within, LLC

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Katie Severn

Senior Advisor,

DC Prep

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