“If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” – Lilla Watson
Our Team
Nico Climaco Roman
Before joining Kindred, Nico (they/them, he/him) worked with organizations to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity…
Azeb Kinder
Azeb Kinder (she/her) was a classroom teacher, administrator, and consultant in public and charter schools…
Meredith Morelle
Meredith (she/her) became a teacher in 2002 to work toward racial justice through education. She…
Sangeeta Prasad
Sangeeta Prasad (she/her) is a trauma focused psychologist who is part of a mixed income…
Laura Wilson Phelan
For over 20 years, Laura (she/her) has led social change efforts at grassroots and management…
Robel Yared
Robel’s (he/him) passion for educational equity began as child, growing up in a low-income community…
Samantha Barbee
Samantha (she/her) is chief financial and operations officer at Cesar Chavez Schools. Prior to this…
Alejandro Gibes de Gac
When Alejandro Gibes de Gac (he/him) was 7, his family immigrated to the US escaping…
Traci L. Higgins
Traci Higgins (she/her) has been the director of human resources of the Legal Services Corporation…
Melissa Luce
Melissa Luce (she/her) is a communications and public relations professional who has spent the majority…
Andre Perry
Andre Perry (he/him) is a David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at…
Victor Reinoso
Victor Reinoso (he/him) is the chief operating officer of Independent Sector and an entrepreneur with…