Our team

Our dedicated team of experts and advocates is here to empower you. We’re on a mission to create public school systems that can work for all students.

Empower Schools Board of Directors

  • Brett Alessi

    Co-founder, Empower Schools

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  • Meredith Boak

    Assistant Dean for Experiential Education and Pro Bono Programs, Harvard Law School

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  • Courtney Criswell

    Principal, Waypoint Education Partners; Executive Director, Global ISA Alliance

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  • Chris Gabrieli

    Co-founder and Sr. Advisor, Empower Schools

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  • Christina Grant, Ed.D

    Executive Director of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University

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  • Isabel Geathers, Ph.D

    Senior Program Officer, Robertson Foundation

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  • Christopher Shropshire, Ed.D

    Special Assistant to the President, Paul Quinn College

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Empower Schools Advisors

Empower Schools Staff