THE GLOBAL MAJORITY CONSORTIUM - Key Persons
Ayanna L. Gore was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. With a long line of baptist ministers, Sunday school teachers and teacher aides in her family, education has always been the focus despite the fact that she earned a college degree before any siblings or her parents...
Job Titles:
- Leader
- CEO and Principal of RVLA
Baionne Coleman is the CEO and Principal of RVLA. She has been an educator for 20 years. Baionne is a community based leader who works with scholars and families to decolonize education systems and provide a safe and inviting environment for scholars and other educators.
John Scott, PhD, is an adjunct faculty member in the Transformative Studies doctoral program. He is an academic, writer, researcher, and change maker who has been providing anti-racism, equity, and inclusion leadership and support to organizations and individuals for over 20 years.
Fa'izah Bradford is an educator and experienced racial equity leader and facilitator. As a leader working across private, public, and non-profit sectors, she promotes, and guides systems change and mission fidelity through the evaluation, implementation, and execution of policies and procedures. She brings knowledge and perspective on building foundations and systems coherence within the K-12 education space.
A native of Seattle's Central District, Jaycee is a Community Educator, Mentor, Teaching Artist, and Youth Advocate. Jaycee is the Youth Engagement Specialist serving the Yesler Terrace and High Point communities with Seattle Housing Authority. Jaycee is an entrepreneur, former owner of a vintage clothing store and art gallery.
Marcus is an educator, mentor, and advocate who has served in K-12 education for 18 years. Marcus is a proud product of South Seattle (but living and loving his new home in the ATL) and has served as a counselor, dean of students, and administrator with Seattle Public Schools. He is the Co-Founder of the Academy for Creating Excellence an org committed to cultivating the innate brilliance in young black men and black males in education. He's a huge Miami sports fan, loves WWE and UFC, The Golden Girls and SVU and is the self professed Black Bruce Wayne. Tomfoolery and some wisdom abounds.
Pranati "Pranoo" Kumar (aka School Mom) is a career changer from medicine to education. She began her journey in youth advocacy while working for a nonprofit in Jacksonville, FL. It was there that she found her passion for equity in education and move to NYC to learn about school systems that were implementing innovative teaching and practice.