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Alumni

Ryan Gall

Executive Director

Victory College Prep

Region: Detroit, '02

A 2002 Detroit corps member, Ryan Gall is the current Executive Director of Victory College Prep.

Alumni

Madeline Mason

Assistant Principal

Northshore School District

Region: Indianapolis, '11

Madeline Mason is a 2011 Indianapolis alumna and current assistant principal for Northshore School District. She is also the founder of Mindful Equity.

Shon Harris

Manager of Equity Advancement

Indianapolis Public Schools

Region: Indianapolis, '15

Shon Harris is a 2015 Indianapolis alumnus and current Manager of Equity Advancement at Indianapolis Public Schools. He is also a former member of the TFA Indianapolis Alumni Board.

JuDonne Hemingway

School Principal

Noble Schools

Region: Indianapolis, '11

JuDonne Hemingway is a 2011 Indianapolis alumna and principal at Gary Comer Middle School, part of Chicago's Noble Schools charter network.

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Djeneba Cherif

Chief Academic Officer

University Prep Schools

Region: Detroit, '11

Teach For America Detroit alum Djeneba Cherif is responsible for developing the instructional vision, priorities, and performance metrics for K-12 mathematics at one of the first and largest charter networks in Detroit. In 2021 she was named Corp! Magazine’s overall winner of the Most Valuable Millennial award.

Maha Hasen

2022 Cognizant Innovation in Computer Science Award Winner

Assistant Principal, Fordham High School for the Arts

Region: New York, '16

As a Teach For America alumna, Maha has a passion for equity-driven leadership. That’s why when she saw the digital divide affecting her students, she created a computer science track at her placement school where she still teaches.

Alumni

Chad Slife

Coordinator, Access and Engagement

San Mateo County Office of Education

Region: Bay Area, '02

With a background in PR, Chad initially thought he would move on to a career path in broadcast journalism or law after his time in the classroom. However, those years—and most of all his students—completely changed his trajectory. After teaching for six more years Chad now works as a school system administrator for San Mateo County.

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Michael Cress

Assistant Principal

Abraham Lincoln High School

Region: Metro Atlanta, '11

Michael joined the corps with a background in education. His TFA experience gave him a unique social justice and educational equity lens that bolstered his career as a school leader.

Alumni

Nicholas Oviedo

Director, Research and Assessment

Roosevelt School District

Region: Phoenix, '09

Nicholas shares how connections to the alumni community inspire him to continue his work in the district where he taught as a corps member.

Alumni

Katie Wanserski Eska

Executive Director - School Leadership

Dallas Independent School District

Region: Dallas-Fort Worth, '09

Katie shares how her Teach For America experience shaped her career as a leader in education in Dallas-Fort Worth.