Join Our Team & Our Mission
New Leaders Team
California
California
Our Mission
New Leaders develops transformational school leaders and advances policies and practices that ensure high academic achievement for all children—especially for students from under-resourced communities.
Join us.
Patrica Otway-Drummond
New Leaders Alum, 2011
New Leaders Alum, 2011
We focus on success for every student.
Our staff of over 160 work to break down every obstacle to student success. We bring our diverse perspectives and backgrounds to every aspect of our work.
We walk the talk.
We are experts in the education field and hold decades of experience leading schools. Our program staff average eight years in school leadership.
Jordy Sparks
New Leaders Alum, 2011
New Leaders Alum, 2011
New Leaders Team
New York City
New York City
We are innovators.
Our imaginations aren’t limited by how things currently work. We adapt to changing needs and find creative, customized solutions, maintaining the highest quality standards.
We Invest In You
Remote positions across the country
Robust medical plans with vision and dental care
401k investment plan options
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Annual performance bonuses and merit increase opportunities
19 holidays plus generous vacation, sick, and personal days
Professional development opportunities
Meet Our Team
Each of our 150+ staff members has a different “why” that drew them to New Leaders and propels our mission forward. Learn more about why we do what we do.
Krista Lewis-Johnson
National Senior Executive Director, Program Design & Leadership Academy
How long have you been working with New Leaders?
Since June 2013
We each have a different “why” story that brings us to this work, and ultimately connects us all. What brought you to engage in this work? What is your “why”?
I was born and raised in a small rural area in South Carolina. Although resources were scarce, my parents instilled a love for education in my siblings and me. Their decision to go back to college in their thirties, with four children, changed the trajectory of my life and shaped my perspective on how education, and the opportunities that spring from it, changes everything. Witnessing how education changed our household, coupled with my desire to be a teacher, I became fascinated and passionate about the art of teaching and learning (at all levels) and creating opportunities for people. Over the years and through the privileges that I have had to work in both rural and urban school districts, I’ve seen students in the most troubling, underserved environments outperform other students because conditions were created for them to thrive and there was a belief that they could learn and excel. They rose to the expectations. And, that’s my why! I do this work because I believe that when conditions are created for learning and there are beliefs in the capabilities of leaders, teachers, and students, we’ll consistently see “all students learning.” I want nothing more than for every Black and Brown student, like my own children, to have opportunities galore.
Imagine and describe New Leaders’ impact in 5 – 10 years. How do you envision supporting us in reaching that impact?
In 5-10 years, New Leaders will be the leading, premier leadership development organization, changing the educational landscape nationally and internationally.
What’s a fun fact about you?
I can sing and have been singing since I was a little girl!
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Keith Chow
Director, Program Management & Operations
How long have you been working with New Leaders?
Since November 2013
We each have a different “why” story that brings us to this work, and ultimately connects us all. What brought you to engage in this work? What is your “why”?
I have been in education since 2001 when I was a high school English teacher in Chesapeake, VA – incidentally at the alma mater of both Alonzo Mourning and Jay Pharoah. Throughout my education career, I’ve been passionate about finding innovative ways to serve the educational needs of all students, particularly those from traditionally underrepresented communities.
Imagine and describe New Leaders’ impact in 5 – 10 years. How do you envision supporting us in reaching that impact?
In 5-10 years, New Leaders will continue to be the premier destination for school leaders to develop the tools to transform their schools and their communities and to ensure that the American educational system is a fair, equitable, and just one.
What’s a fun fact about you?
I have edited several books and have been a leading voice in the movement for better representation of people of color in the entertainment industry since 2009, with bylines appearing in the New York Times, NBC News, and other outlets.
We support our team with the same passion we bring to our work. We are committed to your success.