Athena Palmer is a proud graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and taught high school ecology, anatomy, physiology, and chemistry at Kingsbury High School as a 2006 charter corps member in Memphis.

Sourjya's career took an unexpected detour when he joined the corps.  As a consultant, he brings his classroom leadership experience to the corporate world.

During Accelerate, I became very in tune with the importance of place when it comes to educational equity work. When entering a community that you are not familiar with, it is extremely important to understand the way in which social, political, and economic systems work.

Mackenzie "Mac" Woods always dreamed of being an education lawyer. His experience as a middle school teacher in Memphis confirmed his belief that all students deserve equal opportunities and gave him the hands-on experience he needed to fight for it as a lawyer.

Timothy C. Ware is the founder of Ware Consulting Group, LLC, an organization that supports institutions and organizations to become agents of change by creating a vision, building alignment and championing execution.

Growing up in the Rio Grande, Sarah experienced first-hand what the lack of educational opportunities could do to a community and their perspective of a successful quality-of-life. To expand education possibilities for all students, Sarah interned, then joined TFA as a corp member and has since embarked on her journey in college counseling - providing guidance, mentorship and hope for students looking for a better future.

Jack Replinger is a 2007 Memphis alum, former physics teacher, and founder of Positive Physics, a learning platform that makes physics fun and accessible.

Mary Webster (Memphis '11) connects youth with the arts as the school program coordinator at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

Destany Story was inspired to join Teach For America and become a teacher by the profound impact her TFA teachers had on her. She is a Memphis 2019 alum who still walks in her purpose today of empowering others.

Looking back on their Teach For America experience, Paige Andersen recognizes how they grew along with their students. As a Memphis 2018 corps member, Paige discovered the power of joy and how that translates into personal fulfillment.