Sonia C. Park believes in living in service. She has 20+ years as an experienced education reformer and accountability professional specializing in school-based, district, state and federal policies and practices. She leads the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition, a coalition of 261 individual diverse charter schools located across the country in 26 states and Washington, DC. At DCSC, Sonia works to promote, expand, and support intentionally diverse public schools.

Prior to DCSC, she served in federal and local governments: under Secretary John King at the US Education Department as a Senior Policy Advisor and under Schools Chancellor Denis Walcott as Executive Director of Charter Schools Accountability and Support in the NYC Department of Education. In addition to leading Manhattan Charter Schools, a two-school charter network located in lower Manhattan, her work experiences include the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, NY Charter Schools Resource Center, NY Charter Schools Association, and Edison Schools.

She currently serves on the TED-Ed Innovative Educator Advisory Board, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers Strategic Advisory Committee, and is a member of the Education Leaders of Color Policy Council and the LeveragED Collective. She is the co-vice chair of the board of trustees for Central Queens Academy Charter Schools.