Matt Haggerty is a Manager of Outsourced Accounting Services at Tate & Tryon CPAs and Consultants, a mid-size accounting firm that exclusively services nonprofit clients. In this capacity, he serves as an outsourced CFO and leads professional finance/accounting teams for a handful of nonprofit organizations. Prior to this role, Matt held finance and operations leadership […]

Raymond A. Weeden, Jr. is the Senior Director of Policy and Community Engagement at DC Prep Public Charter School where he leads efforts to organize school stakeholders and serves as an advocate for DC Prep and quality public education throughout the city. Raymond joined DC Prep in 2012 as Principal of the Benning Elementary campus. […]

Hilary Darilek serves as the Chief Executive Officer of E.L. Haynes Public Charter School. Previous to this role, Hilary served as the DCPS Deputy Chief of the Principal Effectiveness division where she oversaw the systems design and operationalization of the recruitment, selection, development, evaluation, and retention of school leaders for all DC Public Schools. Hilary […]

Robert Crosby is the Managing Director of Program Design at the Flamboyan Foundation. He leads the team focused on the strategy, design, and execution of school partnerships to support the unique and ongoing needs of students and families throughout their educational career while building a cohesive strategy across all grade levels. Prior to joining Flamboyan, […]

Sujata Bhat is the Senior Manager on the Public Engagement team at Education Forward DC, a grantmaking organization focused on increasing access to high-quality school options across DC for all students and families, particularly those who have been historically underserved. Sujata was previously an Associate Partner in NewSchools Venture Fund’s Washington, D.C. office. Prior to joining NewSchools, […]

Elizabeth Sullivan is a nonprofit management professional with progressive accomplishments and leadership in organizations committed to systemic social change. Through her 18-year career working alongside leading U.S. nonprofits, foundations and companies, Liz brings deep knowledge on nonprofit effectiveness, philanthropy, and corporate giving. Her current work as an independent consultant to a diverse array of nonprofit […]

Nathaniel Beers is the President and CEO at The HSC Health Care System. He served as the Chief Operating Officer, Chief of Specialized Instruction, and Executive Director for Early Stages in the Office of Special Education in DC Public Schools since 2009. Nathaniel volunteers as a general and developmental behavioral pediatrician at Children’s National Medical […]

Tiffany Quivers is a leadership development consultant, specializing in program development and instructional design and delivery. She has worked domestically and internationally in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. She spent several years at Capital One Financial Corporation. There, Tiffany worked on leadership development, team performance, mergers and acquisitions, and international expansions.  She left Capital One […]

Margie Yeager is a Partner at Education Forward DC leading their Advocacy portfolio. In this role, she helps direct philanthropic resources to create enabling conditions to advance quality and equity in public schools. Most recently, she was the Director of Advocacy and Policy at Chiefs for Change, a bipartisan coalition of state and district members. […]

Lucretia Talley was born and raised in Washington, DC and attended public school in the District. She has been married for 22 years and has two children with her husband. The elder of the two is a senior at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), and the youngest is enrolled in seventh grade […]

Suzie Parsons graduated from the University of Florida, College of Architecture with a major in design and a minor in architectural studies. She moved to Washington, DC with her husband in 1990. She has two sons, one is a tenth grader at DC International School Public Charter School, and the other is a fifth grader […]

DC, her people, and issues of equity and social justice are in Maya Martin Cadogan’s history, heart, and home. Maya is a proud 5th generation Washingtonian whose great-great grandfather, George Martin, is featured on the cover of “Black Georgetown Remembered”, a book which celebrates the vibrant and beautiful history of what was once a 200 […]

LaJoy Johnson-Law is a Ward 8 resident with a beautiful special needs daughter named Abria who attends Rocketship RISE Academy Public Charter School. LaJoy is heavily involved in the education landscape in DC, previously serving as a Board Member at AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School, and currently as a parent leader at Rocketship Public […]