Core Staff

Teacher-Powered Schools is a project of Education Evolving, with the whole team contributing to the work -- including coaches, ambassadors, and support staff. A few core folks hold the lion’s share of the day-to-day.
Amy Junge

Amy Junge

Director of Teacher-Powered Schools
Carrie Bakken

Carrie Bakken

MN Teacher-Powered Schools Lead
Gemma Ribant

Gemma Ribant

Teacher-Powered Coordinator

Jamel Gardner

Communications Coordinator
Jeff Austin

Jeff Austin

Teacher-Powered Coaching & Support Lead
Sarah Giddings

Sarah Giddings

Teacher-Powered Social Media Coordinator
Wendy Salcedo-Fierro

Wendy Salcedo-Fierro

Director of Teacher-Powered Coaching
Zaynab Baalbaki

Zaynab Baalbaki

Teacher-Powered Networks

Teacher-Powered Coaches

Our coaches partner closely with school teams to help them chart the path of their unique teacher-powered journey. And if this group wasn't impressive enough, each coach is a current, practicing teacher in a teacher-powered school.
Daniel Giddings

Daniel Giddings

Teacher-Powered Coach

Deyonne Jackson

Teacher-Powered Coach
Julie Cook

Julie Cook

Teacher-Powered Coach

Krissy Wright Quinn

Teacher-Powered Coach

Paula Zwicke

Teacher-Powered Coach

Skylar Primm

Teacher-Powered Coach

Taryn Snyder

Teacher-Powered Coach

Ambassadors

Teacher Ambassadors are dedicated teacher leaders representing a diverse range of teacher-powered schools who bring their counsel, voices, resources, and influence to Teacher-Powered Schools. A new ambassador cohort will be announced late summer 2025.

Jennifer Goen

Teacher-Powered Ambassador

Kaitlin Smith

Teacher-Powered Ambassador

Michelle Lo

Teacher-Powered Ambassador

Renee Kory

Teacher-Powered Ambassador

Ruth Olmeda

Teacher-Powered Ambassador

Will Gowen

Teacher-Powered Ambassador

EE Staff

All EE staff support Teacher-Powered Schools work in various ways. You might only see these folks when it’s all-hands-on-deck at our national conference, but they’re always helping somewhere behind the scenes!