Nashville-Chattanooga Regional Staff
Abby Fagin
Manager, Teacher Leadership Development
Coaches, develops the instructional leadership, and provides support to our teachers in Nashville.
Cherish Roberts
Director, School Partnerships & Corps Experience
Develops and cultivates school partnerships to help CMs and schools make strong matches; she also helps corps members navigate certification.
Dr. DeAnna McClendon
Director, Teacher Leadership Development in Nashville
Designs the leadership of our Managers of Teacher Leadership Development and supporting our corps members throughout their two-year experience
Jessica Gates
Manager, Teacher Leadership Development
Coaches, develops the instructional leadership, and provides support to our teachers in Nashville.
Kimberly Washington
Manager, Talent & Operations
Creates the strategies to ensure staff have what they need to thrive in a great culture, leading operations to ensure our systems and resources are clear, equitable, and aligned to creating maximum impact.
Raneisha Arnett
Director, Corps Onboarding
Sets the vision and strategy for corps member experience from the moment the applicant is accepted until the beginning pre-service training, in order to maximize the scale, diversity, and impact of TFA's mission.
Tia Stewart
Managing Director, Pre-Service (Interim)
Leads the Pre-Service team, setting the vision and direction of the corps experience leading up to the first day of school
Adrian Trejo
Managing Director, Teacher Leadership Development
Designs the vision, direction, and strategy for coaching corps members to the outcomes outlined in our arc of development.
Courtney Myers
Manager, Teacher Leadership Development
Coaches, develops the instructional leadership, and provides support to our teachers in Chattanooga.
Dr. Troy Yarbrough
Manager, Teacher Leadership Development
Coaches, develops the instructional leadership, and provides support to our teachers in Nashville.
Juan Pablo Martinez
Director, Alumni Collective Impact
Develops the structures and means by which alumni can connect and spread knowledge and innovative learning so that they can work together to create a significant impact in systems change.
Position Open
Manager, Teacher Leadership Development
Coaches, develops the instructional leadership, and provides support to our teachers in Chattanooga.
Raymond Wade
Manager, Corporate & Foundation Relations
Develops and executes on the strategies to foster meaningful engagement with companies and foundations and to advance TFA's vision and mission.
Tohib Adejumo
Manager, Teacher Leadership Development
Coaches, develops the instructional leadership, and provides support to our SPED teachers in Nashville.
Amanda Garcia
Director, Teacher Leadership Development
Designs the leadership of our Managers of Teacher Leadership Development and supporting our corps members throughout their two-year experience
David Baird
Managing Director, Chattanooga
Maximizes the reach and impact of TFA’s contribution to the movement for educational equity by cultivating partnerships with external champions and by connecting alumni to each other, to great opportunities, and to the work of Teach For America
Hayle Austin
Manager, Teacher Leadership Development
Coaches, develops the instructional leadership, and provides support to our teachers in Nashville.
Kenya Payne
Director, Communication & Stewardship
Develops regional vision and strategy for communication, donor stewardship, and brand strategy in order to center voices of our communities in pursuit of TFA's vision.
Position Open
Managing Director, External Affairs
The Managing Director, External Affairs (MDEA) leads the effort to partner with the Nashville and Chattanooga donor community to fundraise $4-5 million in operating revenue annually.
Sanjana Ballal-Link
Senior Managing Director, Program Impact
Sets vision, develops strategy, and manages our Program Impact through our program continuum.
Casey DeFord
Director, Alumni Talent & Leadership
Works to strengthen the ability of alumni to lead by building strategic partnerships and developing pathways that allow alumni to access roles and careers involved in education systems change.
Dr. Bree Woods
Director, Teacher Leadership Development in Chattanooga
Designs the leadership of our Managers of Teacher Leadership Development and supporting our corps members throughout their 2 year experience.
Isabella Arbelaez
Manager, Individual Giving
Cultivates, develops, and strengthens relationships with TFA supporters in order to build a coalition of communities committed to advancing TFA's vision and mission.
Keyosha Emerson
Managing Director, Strategy, Talent, & Operations
Leads the Strategy, Talent, & Operations Team, setting the vision and strategy for staff experience and internal regional systems.
Rachel Tompkins
Managing Director, Alumni Leadership
Leads the Alumni Leadership team to increase the connectivity, pathways, leadership, and impact of our powerful, diverse network of over 950 regional alumni.
Stephen Santellan
Executive Director
Develops and executes a strategic vision and plan to maximize our efforts to provide Nashville-Chattanooga students equal access to educational and life opportunities.