Maryssa reflects on the power of saying "yes," and finding mentors who will invest in your growth.

Spurred to action by the needs of her ESOL students Katherine Leiva continues to be an advocate for equality as Chief Of Staff for Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board Member Luisa Santos.

As a founding math teacher at two different schools, Aaron has fallen in love with his career even though his undergraduate studies initially dictated a different path.

Teaching special education in NY as a TFA corps member gave Max Lesser the proximity he needed to keenly identify educational inequity and the systemic factors that feed into it. Since his days in the classroom, Max has leveraged his teaching experience and legal knowledge to advance criminal justice reform, policies that could greatly improve the lives of the community he once served. Learn more about his journey.

The benefits of doing Teach For America extend to both your professional and personal life. Teaching in the corps, Kristopher Lewis Sr. (Greater Baton Rouge, ’18) gained highly transferable skills in management that prepared him for his role as an executive director.

David's career journey has included roles in the classroom, school leadership, athletic coach, and entrepreneur.

Sunny Liu currently works in the New Mexico Legislature, but got his start with Teach For America.

Vanessa co-founded ImmSchools, an immigrant-led nonprofit partnering with educators and community leaders to ensure safe and inclusive schools for undocumented and mixed-status students and families.

Samantha Lurie Carroll, a St. Louis 2008 Teach For America alum, is helping to break down barriers for students by providing access to study abroad opportunities using the innovative model of Show Me The World Project.

Rachel Malarich is a 2005 Los Angeles alum focused on community engagement and environmental justice.