Our Community
As the capital of Texas, Austin provides a unique experience for Teach For America alumni to engage in all aspects of the development of education policy at the local and state level. Austin provides a front-row seat to the legislature, governor, and state administrative offices determining public policy on key education issues every day. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) oversees the education policy affecting 5 million school-aged children in Texas.
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Our Austin Community: Sarah Saxon-Frump
Sarah Saxon-Frump Rio Grande Valle 2007 Co-Founder and COO, PelotonU How are you making an impact for kids, the community, or the network? I have the honor of co-leading PelotonU, a hybrid college based here in Austin designed for post-traditional students to earn a...
Our Austin Community: Juno Simmons
Juno Simmons Houston 2009 Manager of Google Cloud Technical Residency Program How are you making an impact for kids, the community, or the network? Recently served as a four-year advisory school board member for IDEA Charter Schools in Austin from 2016-2020. At...
Our Austin Community: Katie Clark
Katie Clark, San Antonio 2012 Teacher of Students with Multiple Impairments Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired How are you making an impact for kids, the community, or the network? Working at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired has...
Our Austin Community: Rose Lewis
Rose Lewis, Houston 2014 Social Service Designer, Design Institute for Health How are you making an impact for kids, the community, or the network? After graduating from the Steve Hicks School of Social Work with my MSSW in 2019, I started working at the Design...
Our Austin Community: Christian Bell Onyemali, Ph.D
Christian Bell Onyemali, Ph.D., Houston 2007 Nonprofit Consultant, Christian M. Bell Consulting How are you making an impact for kids, the community, or the network? My career in education began as a 2007 Houston corps member, teaching first grade at Coop Elementary....
Our Austin Community: James Talarico
James Talarico, San Antonio 2011 Texas State Representative, District 52 How are you making an impact for kids, the community, or the network? I started my educational career as a Teach for America Corps Member in 2011! I served as a 6th grade teacher at Rhodes Middle...
TEA Launches Project Restore
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, students have been at higher risk of exposure to adverse childhood experiences and first hand exposure to the effects of COVID-19. Many educators have themselves experienced a prolonged state of stress over the course of the...
Our Austin Community: Dr. Choquette Hamilton
Dr. Choquette Hamilton, Philadelphia '03 Founder and CEO, RISE Child Development Center “Without community, there is no liberation.” -Audrey Lorde How are you making an impact for kids, the community, or the network? After completing my undergraduate degree from the...
Our Austin Community: Geoffrey Carlisle
Geoffery Carlisle KIPP Austin College Prep, 8th Grade Science Teacher How are you making an impact for kids, the community, or the network? I'm in my 11th year teaching 8th grade science and sex education. As a science practitioner, I've grown to understand that there...
Our Austin Community: Cuitlahauc Guerra-Mojarro
Cuitlahuac Guerra-Mojarro CTE Teacher, Kelly Lane Middle School, Pflugerville ISD How are you making an impact for kids, the community, or the network? I recently started the "Austin ISD X Podcast". While it focuses on the issues in the Austin Independent School...