Department Category: Growth

Sarah Ledon

Sarah Ledon serves as Senior Vice President of Partnerships, bringing over two decades of experience in advancing educational opportunity and improving instructional leadership at scale.

Brian Heger

Brian Heger is the Managing Director of Program Growth & Impact at Leading Educators, where he drives strategic expansion and high-quality implementation of instructional partnerships across the West Coast.

Karolyn Belcher

Karolyn Belcher works to extend the reach of Leading Educators’ high-impact instructional services as President.

Maxine Webb

Maxine Webb leads strategic efforts to secure philanthropic investment in promising innovations with the potential to improve teaching and learning at scale.

Adan Garcia

Adan is a communications and public policy strategist who is driven to elevate educator and student voices in social change.

Michael Freeland

Michael Freeland Jr. is a mission-driven education leader who has spent his career helping schools unlock excellence for every student.

Victoria Hom

Victoria is an experienced fundraising strategist with a record of success leading revenue-generating initiatives at national education nonprofits and managing grant projects aimed at improving instructional mentoring and coaching programs.

Darren Thomas II

Darren Thomas II is a development professional with a wealth of experience in annual and major gift fundraising, grant writing and management, corporate and foundation partnership development, and donor stewardship.

Brielle Brewick

Brielle Brewick is an experienced education leader committed to high standards and access for all students. As the Director of Account Management on the Partnerships team, she is responsible for the renewal and expansion strategy across Leading Educators’ west, mid-west, and science of reading portfolios.

Kami McDonald

Kami McDonald is a dedicated advocate for equitable instruction to students in every classroom.