Senior Leadership Fellowship
The Senior Leadership Fellowship is comprised of small cohorts of outstanding leaders from throughout the education ecosystem. Some lead school districts or nonprofits, others are social entrepreneurs and business leaders. IFE is committed to help accelerate their careers and support them making the kind of change that we all want to see.

4M+
Over 4 million Black and Brown learners, and over 15 million indirectly, worldwide were impacted by the work of an IFE Fellow.
100%
100% of the IFE Fellows “very much agree” that participating in the IFE consultancy helped them to make progress on a challenge affecting Black learners.
60%
60% of our first cohort of IFE Fellows have already been promoted or advanced in their careers within 18 months of starting the program into positions such as superintendents and CEOs.
Hear from fellows
Listen to a Podcast from our Cohort 3 Fellows!
Black Learners In Focus is a 5-episode podcast series produced by Innovation For Equity’s 2023 Senior Leadership Fellows, better known as Cohort 3. In this series, our fellows delve into a broad spectrum of topics, spanning from PK-12 education through postsecondary and into the workforce all with a goal of offering an immersive view of the current education landscape.
Meet our Cohort 4 Fellows!
Nichole Austion
Vice President of Public Affairs, National Math and Science Initiative
Allyson Alphonse
Chief Strategy Officer, Generation Citizen
Tjuan Dogan
Former Global Director, Social Impact, Coursera
Sean Davenport
Community Superintendent, NYC Public Schools
Cohort 3 Fellows (2023-2024)
Gregory C. Hutchings Jr.
Founder and CEO, Revolutionary ED
John C. Jones
President and CEO, HOPE Toledo
Joy Delizo-Osborne
President, Student Achievement Partners
Marvin Pierre
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Eight Million Stories
Rictor Craig
Founder and CEO, National Association of Black Male Educators; Co-Founder and Founding Director of Instruction, Statesmen College Preparatory Academy
Sarika Simpson
Vice President of Instruction, Edmentum
Rahesha S. Amon
Senior Executive Director of School Support Operations, New York City Department of Education
Stany Leblanc
Program Associate, Education Measurement, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Stephen McClain
Partner, Education Equity Sector, The Management Center
Simone Wright
Associate Chief of Academics, Denver Public Schools
Terris Ross
Managing Director, Equity Initiative, American Institutes for Research
Zachary Shirley
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader, Cambium Assessment
Cohort 2 Fellows (2021-2022)
Antonio A. Saunders
Founder and CEO, The Experience Consulting Firm
Bernex Richardson
Senior Director, Solution Discovery, Guild
Cameron White
Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
Candace Stanciel
Partner, Inclusive Impact, New Profit
Cohort 1 Fellows (2019-2020)
Aida Bekele
Researcher/Consultant, Center for Intersectional Justice
Angela Romans
Partner, AchieveMission
Charissa Townsend
Vice President of Youth Programs and Recognition, Points of Light
Chris Motley
Founder & CEO, The Whether
Del Ruff
Senior Director Workforce and Education, American Institute of Architects
Harrison Peters
Chief of Schools, Hillsborough County Schools
Jason Carter
Executive Director, HiSET Program, Educational Testing Service
John Jenkins
Deputy Chief Officer, Program Implementation, New Leaders

















































