Dwight is a Partner at Steptoe and Johnson LLP. Prior to joining Steptoe, Dwight was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland—where he prosecuted firearms trafficking, wire fraud, public corruption, and other...

Erica Harrell is the CEO of Erica Harrell Consulting, an education consulting firm created to empower educators to create strategic and high-quality plans and systems that allow them to achieve impactful goals and results while maintaining ease, balance and...

Susan Rosenbaum is an educator with over four decades of experience in both public and private schools. Susan is currently an adjunct professor of education at both American University and George Washington University. Before retiring from full time employment, she...

April has over 15 years of experience in managing individuals, driving corporation’s growth, and executing strategy in companies from a Series A startup to a Fortune 1000 publicly traded company. She also has served as a civic leader, focused on her community and...

Kadeem Cooper serves as Senior Counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, where he primarily manages the Committee's work on civil rights and criminal justice. Kadeem previously served as Policy Counsel for the Lawyers' Committee on Civil Rights Under...

DeeDee George serves as Director of Asset Management at Wesley Housing Development Corporation. She is a strategic real estate executive with almost 20 years of experience in Portfolio Management and Performance Oversight in Affordable Housing and Institutional Real...

A graduate of Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Brown University, Dr. Patricia Grant is a career educator who is dedicated to research, teaching and service in K-20 education. Dr. Grant currently serves as the Senior Associate Dean in the...

Crystal Hill is currently the Chief of Staff for the Chief Information Security Officer at the Department of Homeland Security. In this role she manages human resources, strategic planning, communications, operations, and contracts. Crystal has board experience as an...

Mrs. Amber Jackson has been a Platinum Parent since 2015 and has served on the Board since 2019. Mrs. Jackson has volunteered in classrooms, field trips, and many other events hosted by Achievement Prep. Amber is dedicated to being actively involved in her children's...

The only thing Julie loves more than developing big, ambitious ideas is figuring out how to put them into action. She believes that systems are often the foundation on which equity is built and that every challenge can be untangled with the right people around the...

Jim is a fierce advocate for educational equity and excellence, having served in multiple roles in strategy, innovation and philanthropy. As President and Executive Director, Jim works alongside the DC Public Education Fund team, community stakeholders and funders to...

Mr. Ward is a native North Carolinian. He was born in Halifax County; home of the Halifax Resolves, which is the precursor of the Declaration of Independence. After graduating as valedictorian of his senior class at Enfield High, he matriculated at the University of...