Careers

“Equity requires me to be a learner, seek multiple perspectives, reflect constantly, act justly, and lead with love.”

“We are standing on and benefiting from the blood, sweat, tears, joys and achievements of my Black ancestors who built this land. My desire is for students to be truly seen for their brilliance and for them to govern, own and be catalysts for change in the land that their ancestors worked tirelessly for.”

“In the past, I hesitated to bring my identity into educational spaces, fearing that it would overshadow the larger narrative of racial injustice in our country. I’ve learned since that our unique identities, with all their struggles, achievements, and celebrations, can validate and support each other. Now, I advocate for greater representation of AAPI voices in curriculum, literature, and teaching staff, fostering connections across groups rather than isolation.”

“I want every teacher to feel like they can bring their authentic self to their schools and classrooms. I want every teacher to have the resources they need to make each school a safe and exceptional place for every student to have an awesome education. I’m here now to see progress happen no matter how long that takes.”

“When someone says, ‘Math was really hard for me, and I don’t consider myself a math person,’ that’s communicating that they probably didn’t feel like they belonged in those spaces. I want more people—more students, more teachers, and specifically folks with marginalized identities—to feel that math, as a domain of learning or as a field, is a place where they belong. They can be themselves and use what they know and their experiences as assets in their mathematical thinking.”