TEAL is a teacher-led advocacy community that is centered around and powered by educators.
We support teachers’ role in education development by providing the space, resources, guidance, and compensation necessary for educators to be acknowledged as experts in their local contexts.
Meet our team *
Meet our team *
Our team is comprised of three parts:
A Board of Directors which governs our organizational decisions.
A Board of Advisors which offers counsel on specific domains of education.
A Teacher Council which ensures the perspectives of educators are present in our decision making.
Board of Directors
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Jon Hudson
Co-Founder/Co-CEO
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Lillian Purich
Co-Founder/Co-CEO
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Dr. William Smith
Board Chair
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Dr. Phillip Ryan
Programs Director
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Kiki Peterson
Secretary
Board of Advisors
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APRIL THOMAS
Accessible Education Advisor
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Dr. Shannon King
Administration Connections Advisor
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Nadia Remtulla-Chunara
Community Connections Advisor
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Julianne Meiu
Economic Equity Advisor
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Olivia Westemeier
Gender Equity Advisor
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JP Prettybull
Indigenous Education Advisor
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CAYLIN KAUNAS
Marketing Advisor
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Dr. Bridget Chaves
Multilingual Education Advisor
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Dr. Fatih Aktas
Partnerships Advisor
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Alexander Parker
Teacher Engagement Advisor
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Jennifer Sklar
Refugee and Migrant Education Advisor
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Jacqueline Kolb
Regenerative Education Advisor
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Dr. Tandalea Mercer
Research Connections Advisor
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Dr. Angela Foil Ellison
Rural Education Advisor
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DR. JANINE DOMINGUES
Social-Emotional Education Advisor
Teacher Council
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Patrick Burke
3rd/4th Grade Humanities Lead (DC)
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Brandon Barr
Middle School ELA and Social Science Teacher (IL)
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Kaleigh Landers
High School ESOL Teacher (IN)
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Bethel Murphy
EC-6 SPED and ESL Teacher (TX)
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Lori Krieger
Adolescent Montessori Teacher (WI)
We are still accepting applications for our Teacher Council!
If you’re a currently active K-12 educator at any school in the U.S. (public, private, charter, or other), consider applying today!
The Teachers’ Empowerment and Advocacy League (TEAL) Inc is a non-partisan, tax-exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit organization created by teachers, for teachers.
Our goal is to democratize education by amplifying teachers’ voices in education development through policy-making and curriculum development.
Our EIN: 39-4138339