Laurisa was involved in the founding of Teach For America Delaware and subsequently served as executive director until 2018.

Charissa Fernández leads the New York region toward a new ambitious vision of One Day in NYC.

Jim Heeter most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce until 2016.

Leslie Miller Saiontz is a philanthropist, education activist, and impact investor. Leslie is founder of Achieve Miami, a foundation that launches, scales, and develops programs that narrow the achievement gap.

Armed with the belief that America will only be a place of equal opportunity if all kids get an excellent education, Hunter now uses his teaching skills and business acumen to ensure New Orleans charter schools are well run and operationally strong.

Jamey Delaplane is a principal and head of securities and ERISA regulation at Vanguard.

TFA prepared Aisha to be a successful attorney. The experience gave her a deep connection to high-needs communities, taught her how to build relationships, and made her a better advocate.

John Harris is the managing partner of Wishbone Management, LP, an investment adviser affiliated with Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc.

Kousha deferred a dream job with Google to make an immediate impact dismantling educational inequity. Today, he serves as a fill-in host and senior producer at WNYC.

As associate director of admissions, Laura focuses on issues of college access and success with a holistic perspective that she credits to her time as a kindergarten teacher in the corps.