Our Alumni Community

Since 2018, four cohorts of courageous, equity-driven leaders have completed the Transformative Educational Leadership Fellowship.
Together, they represent a growing Beloved Community of educators, school and district leaders, and systems changemakers who are
transforming education from the inside out.

Across schools, districts, universities, and communities around the world, TEL Alumni continue to embody mindfulness, compassion,
and justice in action, leading with tenderness and courage in service of collective liberation and the well-being of all.

We celebrate each of our Fellows for carrying forward TEL’s mission and for the love, wisdom, and transformation they bring to their communities.

Once a Fellow, always part of our Beloved Community.

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Caroline Han

Director of Diversity, Equity and Belonging
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Bick Hang

Senior Education Specialist—Early Learning
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Terry Harris

Principal
TEL Cohort 3 Alum - 2022-2023

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Elizabeth Hearn

Director
TEL Cohort 3 Alum - 2022-2023

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Julia Hellmich

Managing Director, KIPP Forward
TEL Cohort 3 - 2022-2023

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Rebecca Hoffman

Associate Professor of Social Work
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025

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Barbara Houg

Executive Director
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Jane Hsu

Principal
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Carllie Jaxen

SAPIS Counselor
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025

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José Jiménez

Deputy Superintendent
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025

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Tynisha Jointer

Behavioral Health Specialist
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Kevelin Jones

Principal
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Deborah Kantrowitz

Lead Teacher
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025

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YooNa Kim

Director of Wellbeing and Culture
Tel Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025

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Rhiannon M. Kim

SLP / Lecturer / Yoga Teacher
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Michelle King

Learner Instigator & Love Activist
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Kelly Knoche

Executive Director
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Chen Kong-Wick

Program Manager, Expanded Learning
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025

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Sara Krachman

Founder & Executive Director
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Kris Krause

Author, Researcher, Consultant, Trainer
TEL Cohort 3 Alum - 2022-2023

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Cynthia Chasteen

EL & Migrant Education Specialist
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Michelle Chatman

Assistant Professor
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Michelle Chiaro

Principal
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Regina Chiou

Assistant Principal
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Adrienne Cirone

Assistant Principal
Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Velma Cobb

Director, Lander Center for Educational Research
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Annelise Cohon

Senior Program / Policy Specialist
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Chris Collins

Program Manager
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Rose Felix Cratsley

Educator
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Emily Crum

Equity and Inclusion Coach
TEL Cohort 3 Alum - 2022-2023

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Connie Cuttle

Retired Exec. Dir. for School Culture & Climate
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Dawn DeCosta

Principal
TEL Cohort 3 Alum - 2022-2023

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Chelsea Dennis

Associate Director of Volunteer Engagement
TEL Cohort 3 Alum - 2022-2023

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Kristen Devine

Director of Special Education
TEL Cohort 3 Alum - 2022-2023

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Christina Dixon

Quality Improvement Advisor
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025

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Mary Jo Donnelly

Teacher
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Kamilah Drummond-Forrester

Program Director
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Beth Dryer

Director of Instructional Support Services
TEL Cohort 3 Alum - 2022-2023

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Rosalynne Duff

Educator
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Kimberly Early

Early Education Specialist Senior
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Karen Ekeze

Teacher
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Laura Elmquist

Culture, Equity & Belonging Champion
TEL Cohort 3 Alum - 2022-2023

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Kelly Fields

Principal
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Elizabeth Renee Fields

Special Education Teacher
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Jasmin Flores

Preschool Teacher
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Kathy Flynn-Somerville

Teacher on Special Assignment
TEL Cohort 2 Alum, 2020-2021

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Renny Fong

Principal
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025

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Camille Forbes

Principal
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025

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Paul Forbes

Founder
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025

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Suzannah Fuller

Lead School Social Worker
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Nichole Fuller

Visual Art Educator
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025

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James Gallagher

VP of Education
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Amelia Gallagher

Assistant Director of Education
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Alan Vann Gardner

Leadership Coach
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Kate Ginney

Staff Development Specialist
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025

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Camille Goins

Assistant Professor
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Simone Gonyea

Administrative Dean of Students
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Gabriel Gonzalez

Project Manager
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019

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Tanuka Gordon

Founder & Executive Director
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Dionne Grayman

Staff Developer
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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Richa Gupta

Founder
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021

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