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The 2021 Cohort is PIC's largest cohort to date and includes 29 leaders from six North Texas districts and school networks. Collectively, the 2021 Cohort brings more than 153 years of combined experience, impacting more than 19,300 public school students in 22 zip codes in Dallas-Fort Worth. 

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Dallas Independent School District

Alicia Iwasko, Blanton Elementary School

Amber Shields, N.W. Harllee Early Childhood Center

Cheryl Freeman, Clara Oliver Elementary School

Carol Crowling, George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary

Vincent Garcia, Preston Hollow Elementary

Gayle Rodgers, Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy

Joseph Sotelo, Hillcrest High School

Lucia Salinas, Leila P. Cowart Elementary School

Marco Antonio Barker, Rosemont Lower Elementary and Upper Middle Schools

Natasha Shaw, Ann Richards STEAM Academy

Olga Romero, Dallas Hybrid Prep

Scott Rudes, Booker T. Washington High School

Oscar Spurlock III, Jerry R. Junkins Elementary

Valarie Kendrick, Rosie Sorrells School of Education and Social Services

Yoshiko Totsuka, John Q. Adams Elementary School

Fort Worth Independent School District

Naomi Salas, Bonnie Brae Elementary School

Lindsay Staros Guajardo, Greenbriar Elementary

Garland Independent School District

Jade Hobbs, Joyce Giddens-Steadham Elementary

Andrea Kleckner, Park Crest Elementary

Kim Marsh, Sewell Elementary

Brandy Schneider, John W. Armstrong Elementary

Jacqueline J. Rhymes, Golden Meadows Elementary

Shae Creel, Sachse High School

Amber Hope, Hudson Middle School

KIPP Texas Public Schools                                   

Wauneta Vann, KIPP: Oak Cliff Academy

Plano Independent School District

Kennitra Robertson, Robinson Middle School

Ryan Steele, Mathews Elementary

Uplift Education 

Chermanda Frazier, Uplift Gradus Primary

Rachel Yearwood, Uplift Wisdom Secondary