Thomas first cut his teeth in public service and law as an aide to Texas state senator Eddie Lucio Jr. From that point forward, he has been driven to combine those two passions in his career.

Teaching middle school special education enabled Laura Komarek to be an advocate for students in her law career. Learn how her time as a Teach For America corps member transformed her perspective.

Mackenzie "Mac" Woods always dreamed of being an education lawyer. His experience as a middle school teacher in Memphis confirmed his belief that all students deserve equal opportunities and gave him the hands-on experience he needed to fight for it as a lawyer.

Teach For America alum David Jessup started on the path to open his own non-profit, Digi-Bridge, a Charlotte-based organization aiming to equip educational institutions with the necessary resources and support to teach 21st-century learners the fundamentals of technology and beyond. Now, he works in environmental policy as a lawyer. 

Originally from Rio Grande Valley, Fernando joined Teach For America in Houston after graduating from Yale University. After his two year commitment, he attended the University of Texas Law School and began practicing law in Dallas and internationally. Today, Fernando serves as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Brownsville.

Jaquelinne works as a Removal Defense Immigration Attorney at Polanco Law, P.C. where she serves as a voice for immigrants and builds relationships with her clients and their families, just as she did as a TFA corps member.

Teaching special education in NY as a TFA corps member gave Max Lesser the proximity he needed to keenly identify educational inequity and the systemic factors that feed into it. Since his days in the classroom, Max has leveraged his teaching experience and legal knowledge to advance criminal justice reform, policies that could greatly improve the lives of the community he once served. Learn more about his journey.

Judge Amy Martoche presides over Western New York's Human Trafficking Intervention Hub Court, the first of its kind in the United States.

The Teach For America corps experience can lead to diverse careers in education and beyond. Brandi Pikes, associate attorney at law and Jacksonville 2013 alum, shares how her experience led her from teacher to lawyer.

Joey joined the corps in 2013 because he believes access to a great education is a civil right. Working with 7th graders deepened his commitment to advocating for marginalized communities through a career in law.