Key Members and Allies of The People’s Think Tank
Updated May 4, 2025 (Steering Committee Members in BOLD)
Members of the PTT Representing Organizations Working Toward Ed Justice
- Andrea Ortiz
- Carlos Valle
- Damala Denny
- Denisha “Coco” Bland
- Diana Freelon-Foster
- Elice Hennessee
- Elsa Bañuelos
- Geoffrey Winder
- Gia Loving
- Harry Lawson
- Ignacia Rodriguez-Kmec
- Janeen Comenote
- Jitu Brown
- Jonathan Rodriguez
- Jonathan Stith
- Kate Terenzi
- Keno Walker
- Leidy Robledo
- Letha Muhammad
- Liz Sullivan-Yuknis
- Lorraine Wright
- LuzMarina Serrano
- Maria Fernandez
- Marika Pfefferkorn
- Mark R. Warren
- Marlyn TIllman
- Michael Wotorson
- Marianna Islam
- Natasha Capers
- Patrice Hill
- Rachel Mayes
- Roberta Udoh
- Ronsha Dickerson
- Ruth Idakula
- Tafari Melisizwe
- Vajra Watson
- Zakiya Sankara-Jabar
- Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari
Collaborating Members and Research Participants
- Channing Martinez, Labor Community Strategy Center
- Chioma Oruh, ChiBornFree, Inc.
- Joe Hobot, American Indian OIC
- Karen KG Marshall, Rethink New Orleans
- Manuel Criollo, Organizing Roots
- Marcos Aguilar | Tlayecantzi, Anawakalmekak and Tzicatl CDC
- Maria DeGillo, Communities United
- Shalonda Curtis-Hackett, Alliance for Quality Education (AQE)
- Shelby Chestnut, Transgender Law Center
- Tanesha Peeples, The Black Community Collaborative
Collaborating Researcher Members
- Bianca Ortiz-Wythe, University of Massachusetts Boston
- Shaun de Vera, California State University, Sacramento
Members Active at Various Times
- Angel Alicea, The Black Inmate Commissary Fund
- Aida Cardenas, Building Skills Partnership (former)
- Amatullah Mervin, The City School – Boston (former)
- Dmitri Holzman, Center for Popular Democracy (former) / EarthSeed
- Elana “E.M.” Eisen-Markowitz, Teachers Unite / Eskolta School Research & Design
- Jaime Koppel, Communities for Just Schools Fund
- Janna Shadduck-Hernandez, UCLA Labor Center
- Kate McDonough, DSC New York
- Keron Blair, AROS (former) / Groundswell
- Maisie Chin, CADRE (former)
- Maureen Gillette, Seton Hall University (former)
- Monica Garcia, LAUSD Board of Education (former)
- Neva Walker, Coleman Advocates (former)
- Pam Martinez, Padres y Jóvenes Unidos (retired)
- Richard Gray, NYU Metro Center (former)
- Sally Lee, Teachers Unite (former)
Allies of the People’s Think Tank
- Brandon Johnson, Mayor of Chicago & Chicago Teachers Union (former)
- David Turner III, UCLA
- Jim Miller, Brave New Films
- Jose Calderon, Pitzer College (Emeritus), Latino/a Roundtable San Gabriel
- Judith Browne Dianis, Advancement Project
- Karen Mapp, Harvard University
- Pedro Noguera, University of Southern California
- Russell Skiba, Indiana University
- Shawn Ginwright, Harvard University
- Veronica Terriquez, UCLA
Members in Memoriam
- Allison Brown, Communities for Just Schools Fund (RIP)
- Jeannie Oakes, UCLA (Emeritus, RIP)
- Ricardo Martinez, Padres y Jóvenes Unidos (RIP)
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