2026 PAHARA FELLOWSHIP
MEET THE COHORT
Fatih Ay
Chief Executive Officer & Superintendent,
Harmony Public Schools
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Susana Cordova
Commissioner,
Colorado Department of Education
Amanda Gonzales
Managing Director of Schools & Programs,
Moonshot​​​
Laura McGowan-Robinson
Chief Executive Officer,
Diversity in Leadership Institute
David Riddick
Fenton Charter Public School​s​​​​
Holly Trifiro
Future Ready Cleveland​​​
Michael Blake
Chief of Operations,
Uncommon Schools
Ana Teresa Dahan
Executive Director,
Thrive LA
Jennifer Greene
Tulsa Legacy Charter School​​
Crystal McQueen-Taylor
StudentsFirstNY
Isaac Rivas-Savell
Founder & Chief Executive Officer,
Voz Collegiate Preparatory Charter School
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Cheryl Watson-Harris
President & Executive Director,
Achieve Atlanta
Liliana Bustos
Chief Instructional Officer,
Bright Star Schools
Livier Delgadillo
Founder,
LD Collective
Lin Johnson III
Chief Strategy, Growth & Finance Officer,​​
TNTP, Inc.
Brandon Paige
Chief Financial Officer,
Alpha Public Schools
Meisha Ross Porter
Visiting Senior Fellow,
Center for Educational Innovation​​​​
Rosa Zamora
NewRoot Learning Institute​​​
Marina Cofield
Chief Executive Officer,​
East Harlem Tutorial Program
Darnell Epps
Chief Executive Officer & Founder,
Thurgood Industries
Paul Kihn
Deputy Mayor for Education,
Washington, D.C.
Mary Rice-Boothe
Leading-Within, LLC
Katie Severn
Senior Advisor,
DC Prep
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