P-12 Policy Council

Ayania Owens is a dedicated and passionate advocate for education and social justice. She has a strong commitment to empowering...

Brooke is the founding director of Diverse Learners Cooperative. She leads the DLC’s efforts to connect teachers and leaders with...

Christopher Candelaria is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Education at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. His research interests...

Erika Leicht is the director of research at the Tennessee State Board of Education, the governing and policy making body...

Indira Dammu is an Associate Partner at Bellwether Education Partners. In this role, she works with a variety of national...

Joey Hassell currently serves as the director of career-technical education for the Milan Special School District. He also serves as...

Laura Booker is the executive director of the Tennessee Education Research Alliance and a senior lecturer in the department of...

Mandy Spears is the deputy director at the Sycamore Institute, an independent, nonpartisan public policy research center for Tennessee. A...

Maya Cole is a diligent and committed honors senior biology major with a concentration in secondary education at the Illustrious...

Nate Schwartz is the Director of Applied Research and a Professor of the Practice at Brown University’s Annenberg Institute for...

Peter is the Senior Director of Research at Tennessee SCORE, identifying and studying new and emerging trends that could advance...

Rebekah is the Coordinator of Multilingual Learner & Migrant Programming with Lenoir City Schools. While LC Schools is a small...

UrLeaka Woodard Newsome serves as an Assistant Professor of STEM and Foundations of Education at Tennessee State University where she...