Reginald L. Streater, who believes that public education is not only a civil right but also a human right, is a graduate of Germantown High School and has two children attending a Philadelphia public school.

Mr. Streater is an attorney at Feldman Shepherd as a personal injury, medical malpractice and civil rights attorney. He previously practiced law as a class action and collective action attorney in unpaid wage and employment discrimination matters at a Philadelphia based plaintiffs’ law firm and as a commercial litigator at a regional full service law firm. He also worked as a Federal Judicial Honors Clerk for the Honorable Chief Judge Theodore McKee in the Federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals and as a Law Clerk/Intern for the Pennsylvania Innocence Project.

Mr. Streater holds a Juris Doctorate (doctoral degree) from Temple University Beasley School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in political science and African American studies from Temple University, College of Liberal Arts. As a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Rho Chapter, and executive board member to the Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia, Mr. Streater engages in various community service initiatives. Mr. Streater is also Co-counsel to the Temple University Alumni Association. Mr. Streater’s worldview as a servant-leader has been shaped by the John S. Mbiti quote: “I am because WE are and, since we are, therefore I am.”

Email:
rstreater@philasd.org

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Sarah-Ashley Andrews is committed to educational equity and to helping all the city’s students reach their greatest potential today, so they have a better life tomorrow. She describes herself as a product of North Philadelphia, the public school system and of advocates who fought for her educational opportunities. Ms. Andrews works as a family therapist at TAG Inspires, and previously served as a social worker with Philadelphia Health Management Coalition. In addition, Ms. Andrews founded Dare 2 Hope, a suicide prevention non-profit, serving more than 5,000 students locally and nationally. She is concerned about the “whole child” and advocating for life-changing educational opportunities for all the city’s children. She also serves on the Administration’s Reconciliation Steering committee, which seeks to build a more equitable city for all Philadelphians. Ms. Andrews has also published, “Move Making Monday,” a motivational book about moving forward and living your best life. Ms. Andrews, who attended W.B. Saul High School, holds a master’s degree in Counseling from Lincoln University and a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies with a minor in Human Services from Lancaster Bible College. She also attended undergraduate classes at Bloomsburg University.

Email: saandrews@philasd.org

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Julia Danzy has dedicated her life to the welfare of Philadelphia’s children. Julia has served as the Deputy Secretary for the Office of Children, Youth and Families in the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare and as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Human Resources for the State of Maryland. She has also served as a Staff Member of the Philadelphia City Council and as Deputy Commissioner for Children Services in the Philadelphia Health Department. In addition, as Philadelphia’s Director of Social Services, Julia facilitated the first integrated data system for the City’s Social Service Departments. Julia attended Howard University and earned a Master in Social Work from Columbia University and a Master in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.

Email: jdanzy@philasd.org

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Leticia Egea-Hinton is a Native New Yorker, born in Brooklyn, who experienced many firsts: the first generation born stateside to parents born in Puerto Rico; the first to graduate with a high school diploma; the first bilingual/bicultural female Social Worker in the Philadelphia Prisons; the first Latina to be hired as a Bilingual Social Service Program Analyst; and the first of many other achievements that have kept her grounded in the belief that  achievement is possible from wherever you begin.

Leticia Egea-Hinton attended Chestnut Hill College and earned a B.S. in Psychology:Antioch University and earned an M.A. in Public Administration, and attended the University of Pennsylvania where she earned a Master in Social Work. Leticia has had a long career in social services which started in nonprofits working with adolescents and addiction services.  She started her career with the City of Philadelphia in 1982 and worked with the Philadelphia Prisons in a therapeutic community and pre-release services.  Leticia was promoted to the Department of Human Services as a Bilingual Social Service Program Analyst and moved onto Adult Services where she specialized for 28 years in homeless services, having served as the Director of the Office of Emergency Shelter and Services and as Director of the Office of Supportive Housing. During this time, Leticia oversaw the early development of transitional housing, intake services, emergency housing for families and adults, and played a key role in the transformation of the city’s homeless services. She retired in 2015 after serving the City of Philadelphia for 33 years.

Leticia was appointed to the Board of Education in 2018 and continues her service to date. She co-chaired the Finance and Facilities Committee, was co-chair of the Superintendent Search Committee, and presently chairs the Governance Workgroup for the Board.  She was also the Vice President of the Board of Education until December 2022.

Leticia is a former Philadelphia public school parent whose children attended a charter school and traditional public school.  She has three children and three beautiful grandchildren.

Email: lehinton@philasd.org

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ChauWing Lam has extensive experience in education. She previously worked in the School District’s Superintendent’s Office and in the Office of Evaluation, Research and Accountability. She has also worked in the classroom as a math tutor at Lea and the former Drew Elementary School, as an elementary and middle school English teacher abroad, and as a preschool classroom assistant. Until recently, she led Operations for a leadership development organization focused on supporting school leaders. She has also served as a consultant to the Commonwealth on a panel to review and advise on cyber charter authorizations and renewals.

Currently, Ms. Lam is the Operations Director at GVICC (Gun Violence Intervention Coordination Center) which works to expand the capacity, effectiveness and coordination of gun violence intervention programs in Philadelphia. Her drive to ensure opportunity, access and safety for youth stems from her upbringing as an immigrant and the eldest child in a single-parent family struggling to make ends meet.

ChauWing is a graduate of public schools, holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, and is a proud parent of a second grader.

E-mail: clam@philasd.org

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Lisa Salley’s family tree is loaded with generations of educators who pushed for equal quality education, prior to and since Brown v. Board of Education. She is a product of the Philadelphia Public School System and is a graduate of Philadelphia High School for Girls.

Ms. Salley is a trained and credentialed metallurgical engineer and senior business executive, who currently advises Arduro on its intellectual property, product strategy and commercialization. Arduro is a cleantech, materials science company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes recycled carbon black. Ms. Salley has spent her career in corporate America leading global strategy and operations in Energy, Specialty Chemicals and Emerging Technologies, which includes officer-level roles at General Electric (GE), Underwriters’ Laboratories, and the American Petroleum Institute. Additionally, she is an angel investor and advises advanced stage start-ups, especially those that close diverse economic gaps.

Lisa has taught growth and risk management in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 small business program since its inception in Philadelphia and at Babson College.  She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in metallurgical and materials engineering and a Master of Science degree in simulation and modeling of manufacturing systems from Carnegie Mellon University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, respectively.

Ms. Salley also sits on the Advisory Alumni Council of the Materials Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University, serves as the Vice President of the American Association of Blacks in Energy and sits on the board of the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center.  She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., an avid reader, a chaplain focused on supporting families impacted by dementia, and a genealogist.

Although her career has literally taken her all over the world, Ms. Salley has never lost sight of the community or her desire to create paths that help sustain future generations and help close generational wealth gaps. She believes that all students must have an education that prepares them to be global-minded citizens who embrace technology to live their personal dreams and make positive impacts on society.

Email: lsalley@philasd.org

Cecelia Thompson, a Philadelphia native and longtime special education advocate, is the proud parent of an adult son living with autism who is a recent graduate of the Philadelphia public school system. Ms. Thompson, a graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Girls, serves as a Family Interviewer through the University of Pennsylvania under the Philadelphia System of Care and served as a Community Education Outreach Coordinator at the Arc of Philadelphia. Ms. Thompson is the Chairperson of the Philadelphia Right to Education Local Task Force and Secretary for the Governor-appointed Special Education Advisory Panel (SEAP). She participates as a member of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education Cyclical Monitoring for Continuous Improvement team, founding and former member of Parents United for Public Education. Ms. Thompson is a member of  PARENT POWER, an organization for families, a mayoral appointee to the Mayor’s Commission on People with Disabilities, and a member of the Advisory Committee for the Philadelphia Autism Project. Ms. Thompson served as one of the first members on the Parent and Community Advisory Council to the Board of Education, is a member of the Special Education Coalition of Advocates and participates on the Promise Zone Housing, Health and Wellness, and Workforce and Economic Opportunity Committees.  She is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in special education at Grand Canyon University. Ms. Thompson believes that families, schools and communities must partner to provide children with a holistic education to help them reach their full potential as productive, innovative, and compassionate leaders in society.

Email: cethompson@philasd.org 

Joyce Wilkerson has an extensive career in public service. She most recently served as a mayoral appointee and Chair of the SRC, where she oversaw milestones such as the creation of a new teachers’ contract and the return to local control. Joyce started off in Philadelphia as an attorney with Community Legal Services, and later served as Chief of Staff to Mayor John Street. She helped to stabilize the Philadelphia Gas Works and chaired the board of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. She is currently a member of the board at the Merchant Fund, Scribe Video Center, Brandywine Workshop and Committee of Seventy. Joyce earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Email:
jwilkerson@philasd.org

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