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Meet our Alumni

Browse this list to find TFA alumni in business, politics, medicine, school leadership, journalism, nonprofits, technology, and more. Then click into their profiles to read more about how their experience as corps members shaped their careers.
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Andrew McRae

CEO

Breakthrough Public Schools

Region: Houston, '07

Andrew McRae's leadership path led him from Houston to Cleveland, where he's transforming the lives of students at Breakthrough Public Schools.

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Tom McSorley

General Counsel

NATO - Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)

Region: Washington, '06

Tom says he seized on the opportunity to become a corps member after graduating from Harvard to expand his horizons and challenge himself. Now serving as General Counsel for NATO's DIANA, he builds on the resilience he learned in the corps.

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A.T. McWilliams

Management Consultant

Region: New York, '12

A.T. McWilliams shares how teaching gave him a valuable set of skills for his coaching and consulting roles.

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Nick Melvoin

School Board Member

LAUSD

Region: Los Angeles, '10

Before Nick Melvoin was elected School Board Member in the second largest school district in the country, he was a Teach For America corps member advocating for communities in Los Angeles. He also ran for Congress in 2023. 

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Tess Mitchner Asinjo

Executive Director

Dayton Leadership Academies

Region: Bay Area, '98

Tess Mitchner Asinjo shares how her career path was completely transformed by her time in the corps and why she's committed to serving communities in Ohio. 

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Kelly Morman

Director of Local Impact

Foundation for Appalachian Ohio

Region: Greater Delta: Mississippi & Arkansas, '11

Kelly Morman shares how her corps experience led her to seek opportunities for career growth in rural community development.

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Sean Murphy

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Program

Ohio University

Region: Eastern North Carolina, '08

Sean Murphy discusses his career path from the classroom to providing mental health support for marginalized communities.

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Nat Natarajan

Investment Banking Director

Barclays

Region: New Jersey, '09

Nat Natarajan first learned the value of building relationships as a middle school math teacher with the corps. Years later, he remains involved in education in his role as an investment banker working on a technology team whose focus is in edtech.

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Kousha Navidar

Senior Producer and Fill-in Host

WNYC New York Public Radio

Region: Miami-Dade, '10

Kousha deferred a dream job with Google to make an immediate impact dismantling educational inequity. Today, he serves as a fill-in host and senior producer at WNYC.

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Shaina Neal

Head of English Program

The Dewey Schools Vietnam

Region: Phoenix, '07

Shaina’s own experience as a student instilled in her the importance of showing all kids that they have incredible potential. She now works at The Dewey Schools in Vietnam as head of the English program.