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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Ilana Nankin
Founder & CEO Breathe For Change
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021 -
Linda Noble
Educator
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019 -
Anita Nowak
Faculty Leader
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025 -
Sunghie Park Okino
Coordinator of Prevention and Intervention
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-20221 -
Heidi Olivadoti
Regional Educator Network Coordinator
TEL Cohort 3 - 2022-2023 -
Jill Ordynans
Assistant Professor & Deputy Chair
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025 -
Lorie Ostrander
Coordinator of Curriculum & Staff Development
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019 -
Renee Owen
Executive Director
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019 -
Ann E. O’Shaughnessy
Consultant (Mindfulness & Restorative Practices)
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019 -
Annie Paraison
Founder / Freedom Advocate
TEL Cohort 3 Alum - 2022-2023 -
Jeneca Parker-Tongue
Founding Director
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025 -
Marquin Parks
Academic Engagement & SEL Officer
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025 -
Daniel Pérez
Program Manager
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025 -
Gladys D. Hernández Santiago
Consultant
Tel Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019 -
Connie Portice-Brown
Assistant Principal
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019 -
Al Rabanera
Teacher
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025 -
Tina Raspanti
Educator
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021 -
Daniel Rechtschaffen
Educator
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021 -
Ann Robinson
School Social Worker
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019 -
Marta Rossy
School Psychologist
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019 -
Elidia Sangerman
Early Education Specialist Senior
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021 -
Suchitra Sarda
Student
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019 -
Vickie Sargent
Social and Emotional Administrator
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025 -
Sima Savdharia
Founder / Facilitator / Trainer
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025 -
Nyere da Silva
Coordinator, Teacher Induction
Cohort 3 Alum - 2022-2023 -
Brian Simmons
Dean of Mindfulness & Restorative Interventions
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021 -
Aija Simmons
Program Manager, Social and Emotional Learning
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021 -
Techa Smalls-Brown
Educator
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019 -
Virginia Spiers
Primary Teacher
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019 -
Kandace Stallings
Network Social & Emotional Learning Specialist
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025 -
Caitlin Steele
Principal
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2018-2019 -
Lisa Tartaglia
Reading Specialist/Literacy Coach
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021 -
Sandra Taylor-Marshall
Professional Learning Manager
TEL Cohort 3 Alum - 2022-2023 -
Reyna Texler
SEL Teacher
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021 -
Kalee Thompson
Elementary EAL Teacher
TEL Cohort 3 Alum - 2022-2023 -
Crystal Towns
Academic Engagement / SEL Officer
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025 -
Keith Ussery
Deputy Superintendent
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019 -
Cecilia Ussher
Yoga Enrichment Teacher & Instructional Coach
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021 -
Tara Vellinga
Culturally Responsive Education Coach
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021 -
Marlando Wade
Community School Director
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021 -
Susan Ngoc Wagstaff
First Grade Educator
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025 -
Marjon Way-Bonkaana
Educational Consultant
TEL Cohort 2 Alum - 2020-2021 -
Linda Wittmann
English Teacher
TEL Cohort 4 Alum - 2024-2025 -
Jennifer Wood
Educational Consultant
TEL Cohort 1 Alum - 2018-2019