Who We Are

We are a group of educators and community members coming together to take action against racism, white supremacy, oppression, and privilege in our lives and in our schools. Our aim is to work in partnership across professional backgrounds, to engage existing and build new resources for families, community members, and educators.

Positionality Statement: We are a collective of educators, thinkers, and changemakers. Our life histories and experiences working and living in education spaces and in US society shape our views on justice and antiracism. We acknowledge our positionality, including our racialized and gendered identities, and we aim to align ourselves as transparent partners open to vulnerable conversations of equity and injustice. We see ongoing listening and growth as our goal across our work. 

  • Teresa K. Dunleavy

    @teresakd

    education consultant, parent, activist

    part—time faculty, Seattle University

    certified substitute teacher, Seattle Public Schools

    former high school mathematics teacher

    centering student-led conversations to move toward justice-centered classrooms

  • Joanne Golann

    @jwgolann

    Faculty, Vanderbilt University

    parent

    educator, sociologist

    leadership and policy

  • Rachel Siegman

    @rachel_siegman

    Former K-12 educator, Model UN advisor, and faculty advocate for student-led Diversity Council

    Work with pre-service teachers exploring intersections of equity and assessment

    Current doctoral student in Teaching, Learning & Diversity at Vanderbilt

  • Marisa Cannata

    @macannata

    Faculty, Vanderbilt University

    parent

    leadership, policy

  • Carol Hunter

    parent

    educator, literacy, coach

    board of directors for neighborhood

    chair of education committee

    activist

  • Felice Russell

    @felicearussell

    Faculty, Central Connecticut State University

    Parent, educator, collaborator

    Teacher and leadership education

    Multilingual students and asset-based learning

    Advocate of equitable public K-12 schools and colleges/universities

  • Eva Thanheiser

    Faculty, Portland State University

    Interested in Anti-bias mathematics education & connecting the mathematics classroom to the world

  • Where we are

    Our partners live across the country, including:

    Washington

    Oregon

    Colorado

    Tennessee

    Connecticut

    Join Us!