Engaging Schools closed its doors in 2025. Please see our
blog post for more information. Thank you for your commitment to engaging and equitable schools!
Larry Dieringer Executive Director
Cambridge, MA
Michelle Feist Senior Program Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Baltimore, MD
Angela Hernandez Board Chair
Washington, DC
Janice Jackson Senior Advisor for Equity and Inclusion
Transformative Educational Leadership, Newark, CA
Kelly James Partner
Education First, Seattle, WA
Stephanie Jones Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
Mariko Lockhart Deputy Director
City of Seattle Dept. of Education and Early Learning, Seattle, WA
Jenny Nagaoka Deputy Director
UChicago Consortium on School Research, Chicago, IL
Jesse Rodriguez Superintendent of Schools
Zion-Benton Township High Schools, Zion, IL
David Ruff Executive Director
Great Schools Partnership, Portland, ME
Roy Schifilliti Board Treasurer
Associate Dean, Administration and Finance Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Nancy Wilsker Board Secretary
Partner Hinckley Allen, Boston, MA
Wayne Young Director of Finance and Operations
Friends of the Children, Austin, TX
Sheldon Berman Director Emeritus AASA Lead Superintendent for Social-Emotional Learning
Redmond, OR