2026 PAHARA FELLOWSHIP
MEET THE COHORT
Pagee Cheung
Executive Director,
College Persistence Coalition
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Carmen Darville
Chief of Operations,
YES Prep Public Schools
James Kale
Co-Executive Director,
Comp Sci High
Michelle Odemwingie
Chief Executive Officer,
Achievement Network
Atikah Shemshack
Superintendent of Schools,
Jubilee Academies
Matthew Tyson
Tapestry Public Charter Schools
Christopher Coleman
Teach for America Memphis
Jesus Galindo
Aim High
Daiana Lambrecht
Futuro San Antonio​​
LaNolia Omowanile
Vice President, Leadership Development,
KIPP Foundation
Alex Silverman Busch
Partner,​
Charter School Growth Fund​​
Tashaunda Nicole Washington
Principal,
Washington Education Strategies, LLC
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Maria Covarrubias
Chief Program Officer,
Diversity in Leadership Institute
Jeffrey Garrett
Founder, Consultant,
JM Garrett Learning Group
Jesse Melgares
The Accelerated Schools​​
Keith Ouweneel
Crown Pointe Academy
Justin Smith
Chief Schools Officer,
Forte Prep
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Lucy Weatherly
Chief of Communication & Community Development,
Intrinsic Schools
Mayra Cruz
Founding Partner,
The Canizales Group
Marcus Harden
Washington State Charter
Schools Commission
Emmy O'Dwyer
Founder & Principal,
Advancing Communities for Equity (ACE)​​
Crystal Rountree
Jumpstart
Lorena Tule-Romain
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer,​
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