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Jennifer Ahn
Jennifer Ahn (she/her) is the Interim Executive Director at Lead by Learning, where she oversees organizational strategy to develop adult learning cultures that...
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Sarah Sugarman
Sarah (she/her) believes in the power of learning communities that honor educators’ professionalism, where colleagues supportively challenge each other to hone their practice in service of equitable outcomes...
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Malia Tayabas-Kim
Malia (she/her) is a proud Oakland native and is a product of the Oakland Unified School District. Growing up in a family of educators, she chose to give back to...
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Nina Portugal
Nina (she/her) is passionate about students, equity, and continuous improvement. Nina spent 9 years teaching High School English, 7 of which in Oakland Unified School District focusing on...
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Mahru Elahi
Mahru (she/they) supports the building of inquiry communities centered around collectivism, transformation and equity. Mahru began her educational career in 1998, teaching English and Social Studies...
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Brooklyn Joseph
Brooklyn (she/her) is a Lead Program Facilitator with Lead by Learning and is passionate about coaching, innovative teaching, and life-long learning. Born and raised...
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Nhi Truong
Nhi Truong (she/her) is deeply invested in working with educators and students to use education as transformative tools to liberate ourselves and the world. She is an OUSD...
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Charley Brooks
Charley (she/her) is a Lead Program Facilitator with Lead by Learning, where she works in service of transformative adult learning grounded in commitments to justice, inquiry, and research.
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Huyen Nguyen
Huyen Nguyen (she/her) is a recent graduate of Cal State East Bay with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a concentration in Marketing Management. She’s a creative,...
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Kailani Moran
Kailani (she/her) is Executive Assistant at Lead by Learning. For over a decade, she has held roles supporting creative business leaders in the literary, interior design, and construction fields, primarily...
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Anna Richert
Anna is the founder and Faculty Director of Lead by Learning, with a decades-long passion for studying teacher learning. Her teaching and research interests center on the preparation of and...