Alejandro (Greater Philadelphia '09) founded Springboard Collaborative in 2011 to close the reading achievement gap by coaching teachers, training family members, and incentivizing learning.

Elisa Hoffman (Greater Delta ’96) is the founder and executive director of School Board School and a former Cincinnati Public School board member.

Colin Seale (D.C. Region '04) is the CEO and Founder of thinkLaw, a start-up that aims to help educators teach critical thinking to all students through engaging, Common Core-aligned lessons based on real-life legal cases.

Louise Baigelman is the founder and CEO of Story Shares, a digital platform that generates and distributes new categories of literature to address the literacy needs of struggling readers everywhere.

Beth was motivated to teach by the realization that millions of students don’t have access to the opportunities she had. Beth's experience in the classroom inspired her to become a social entrepreneur who gives thousands of students access to high-quality education.

As a Black woman from rural Georgia and the first person in her immediate family to graduate college, Danitra Wansley was driven to find a field that would allow her to serve the communities that needed her most.

Jacqueline Erickson Russell applied to the corps so she could work for social justice and build her leadership skills. Today, Jacqueline runs a consulting business to help non-profits align to their mission and goals.

Before Dan Carroll was the co-founder of an edtech start-up that current serves K-12 schools nationwide, he was a corps member trying to find a way to make technology more accessible for his students.

After a decade as a special educator and academic dean at Achievement First, Lucy has garnered the right experience and developed the tools necessary to excel in education leadership roles.

Charli’s experience teaching in her hometown showed her what’s at stake—and what’s possible—when a great education hangs in the balance. As the co-founder of inspireSTL and current CEO of WEPOWER, she’s part of an incredible network of St. Louis leaders expanding opportunities for kids.