MEET OUR ADVISORY COUNCIL

Aundrey  Page is an award-winning executive coach, public speaker, education  thought leader, and the founder of AD Page Consulting,  a management consulting firm that strives to create anti-racist  learning environments grounded in equity for all. A former high school  principal, vice principal of instruction, and high school mathematics  teacher, with experience across Georgia, California,  and Massachusetts, Aundrey has a track record of success as one of his  schools was named the #1 high school in the Bay Area according to US  News and World Report for its outstanding student academic achievement.  Aundrey has expertise in strategic planning,  cross-functional team collaboration, and developing equitable theories  of change that support organizations in achieving equitable outcomes. He  is currently working towards his doctorate in Educational Leadership  from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Phoebe Grant-Robinson is a champion for children and literacy across America. An urban educator with more than 25 years in public service as a teacher, district administrator, and principal, Phoebe worked to position students as “drivers of their  destiny, rather than victims of circumstance." Her mantra is:  Extraordinary Outcomes, Demand Extraordinary Commitment! Phoebe was honored with the Leader of Today and Tomorrow award, by Senator James Sanders and received a Distinguished Leader citation from Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato. Her advocacy  for leaders to build and sustain an equitable system that nurtures the academic and social-emotional well-being of all students is uncompromised. Phoebe is a Doctoral  candidate in the Ed. L.D. program at the Harvard Graduate School of  Education.

Gustavo  Luna is an entrepreneurial education leader with a mission to increase  opportunities for the most vulnerable students in the educational  system. Most recently, he founded Kern Tutoring, an organization that  provides Tier II and Tier III intervention services  to school districts servicing their most at-risk students. Gustavo is  now fighting to close large achievement gaps among foster and homeless  students. Gustavo is a Doctoral candidate in the Ed. L.D. program at  HGSE as part of the C-12 Cohort. 

Tristal  Watson comes from a family who has always valued education and has  dedicated her life to creating equitable learning opportunities for all  students. After graduating from college, Tristal began her career as an  AmeriCorps tutor in a rural Mississippi school  district. After spending a year cultivating the young minds of  kindergartners and realizing the lasting impact she had on students,  Tristal decided to pursue a career in education. She worked as a teacher  and coach before being accepted into the Principal  Corps program at the University of Mississippi. Upon graduating, she  accepted a role as assistant principal and would later go on to be a  head principal. Tristal Watson is a creative and energetic visionary  leader who creates positive school culture by building  quality relationships and keeping students first! She is excited to  continue working to improve the quality and reach of K12 education for  all.

Jasmine  M. Fernández has worked to advance educational equity alongside  communities worldwide - from Brooklyn to Charlottesville to Haiti and  Tanzania. Through her experience in education policy, political  organizing, and youth development, Fernández has advised and supported  large-scale initiatives and policies to improve academic  and social-emotional outcomes for students, including children of  incarcerated parents and youth of color. In 2016, she co-founded Women  of Color for Progress, a multi-strategy political organization focused  on electing more women of color into local office.