Staff
Shannon Garfield (she/her)
Chief Executive Officer
Avni Murray (she/her)
Chief of Staff + Strategy
Darren Jasper (he/him)
Associate Partner
Hannah DeBear (she/her)
Partner
Heather Kawlra (she/her)
Chief Program + Impact Officer
K.B. Cunningham (she/her)
Associate Partner
Wendy Bentley (she/her)
Director of Development
Nady Persons (they/she)
Partner
Board
Jay Altman
Former CEO of FirstLine Schools
Lauren Rhim
Executive Director,
Center for Learner Equity
Robert Garda
Law Professor, Loyola University Law School
Josh Densen
CEO, Next Chapter
Chris Windon
Director of Finance, Sophie B. Wright Charter School
Tiffany Cheng Nyaggah
Former Partner at New Schools Venture Fund
Kaylan Connally
Chief Strategy Officer, School District of Philadelphia
Funders
We are grateful to our funding partners whose support empowers us to transform public education. SELF is a reliable funding partner, serving its mission with fidelity and delivering positive outcomes. Over half of our philanthropic funders have awarded multiple grants.
Baptist Community Ministries
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Charter School Growth Fund
GPOA Foundation
Keller Family Foundation
New Schools for New Orleans
The Oak Foundation
The RosaMary Foundation
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Louisiana
The Booth-Bricker Fund
Entergy Corporation
Henry E. Niles Foundation
The Margulf Foundation
New Schools Venture Fund
Pro Bono Publico Foundation
William K. Kellogg Foundation
Baptist Community Ministries
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Louisiana
The Booth-Bricker Fund
Charter School Growth Fund
Entergy Corporation
GPOA Foundation
Henry E. Niles Foundation
Keller Family Foundation
The Margulf Foundation
New Schools for New Orleans
New Schools Venture Fund
The Oak Foundation
Pro Bono Publico Foundation
The RosaMary Foundation
William K. Kellogg Foundation
Our Team
Leading Transformational School Change. Advancing Student Achievement.