Nick Daily (He/They) is a Black Queer DEI Consultant who has been leading learning and development initiatives for over a decade. He previously served as CDO for a community college in California. They love video games, karaoke, and road cycling! Nick’s work is about love, joy, dignity, and community.
Dr. Chela Myesha Delgado was born and raised in Oakland, California, and is a graduate, parent and teacher of OUSD. Chela taught high school for over fifteen years using critical theory, discussion and skits in her classroom. She is currently a Faculty Advisor with the Berkeley Teacher Education Program (BTEP).
Latosha Guy is a National Board Certified teacher of twenty years. She serves in the capacity as English/Language Arts Teacher; Mentor-Teacher; Black Student Achievement Plan Designee at King Drew Magnet High School, in addition to other educational leadership roles.
She occasionally tweets @weteachtoo; moderates the Black Educators Rock California Facebook Page; and is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
Shaunté Yvette Hill (she/her) is a community educator from the Bay Area. Starting her career in engineering and later becoming an advocate for educational equity in PK-16 schools, Shaunté is dedicated to dismantling the systemic marginalization of Black and Brown folx. She is completing her Doctor of Education in Social Justice Leadership from Santa Clara University and has held previous positions in higher education, local government, healthcare, and the nonprofit sector.
Dr. Crystal Menzies is a community educator and founder of EmancipatED, an organization that centers stories of joy and resistance within the African Diaspora through the creation of educational resources and curricula. She specializes in cultivating the community cultural wealth of Black students in conceptually-rich STEM & Social Science classrooms.
Zetha Nobles, a native of Oakland, California is currently the Director of Equity, Access and Achievement in New Haven Unified School District. She has honored the dignity of communities of the world as a classroom teacher in Louisiana, Maryland, DC, and California; and as school principal in California and Kuwait; assistant superintendent in Kuwait, Founding Director of Renaissance School in Dubai and Founding Director of Global Peace Leadership Academy, an online school based in Texas.
Ms. Anisa Rasheed is currently an administrator with the Oakland Unified School District, and serves as an Assistant Principal at Montera Middle School. Anisa Rasheed holds a B.A in Liberal Studies, and a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership; both from Cal State Hayward, University. Ms. Anisa Rasheed is the proud mother of two adult children, and grandmother of four wonderful grandchildren.
Writes children’s books about Black inventors & scientists; an early reader for Scholastic; the weekly Black History column for the Post Newspaper; created a Black History class for educators; Black History podcast and teaches an after-school and summer Black History class, owns multicultural bookstores Richmond and Las Vegas.
Mauro Sifuentes is a scholar-educator and community leader working towards racial justice in public education. With over twenty years of experience developing curriculum for Black, Brown, and Indigenous youth in K-12 classrooms and community spaces, Mauro brings a multiracial solidarity and intersectional lens to curriculum design. Rooted in Queer Indigenous feminisms and Black feminist thought, they are honored to serve in any capacity that forwards the joint efforts of reparations and #landback.
With a degree in African and African-American Studies from Stanford University, Darius White works as a full-time high school English teacher in San Francisco. A 12-year veteran, Mr. White teaches a dual enrollment Ethnic Studies course as well as creates his own content on his teacher blog (justblackthoughts.com)
