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Rui es una inmigrante de primera generación cuya experiencia transformadora en la escuela pública le abrió las puertas al sueño americano. Habiendo asistido a escuelas públicas tanto urbanas como suburbanas, fue testigo de primera mano de cómo los recursos y sistemas dispares pueden dar forma a las oportunidades de los estudiantes, una experiencia que impulsa su trabajo hoy. Su carrera en educación abarca distritos tradicionales, escuelas autónomas, organizaciones sin fines de lucro y el sector privado, más recientemente como directora comercial del distrito escolar Belmont-Redwood Shores. Le apasiona crear los sistemas y las estructuras que permiten a las comunidades escolares centrarse en lo que más importa: servir a los estudiantes.

Sophie is a creative strategist passionate about advancing educational justice and fostering a radically welcoming culture within nonprofit organizations. She manages communications and growth strategy for the Bay Ed Fund. Before this, Sophie’s career spanned a variety of roles: she started as a classroom teacher through Teach for America, then moved into policy and advocacy at the Opportunity Institute, followed by roles in organizational strategy, fundraising, and communications at Pivot Learning and UnboundEd. Sophie holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College.

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Lisa is the daughter of immigrants and a proud product of K–12 public schools, where strong community support shaped her path. She began her career as an educator with Teach For America and in education technology. After earning her MBA, she moved to the Bay Area in 2020 to continue her education work in the private sector. However, her passion for public service and commitment to equity and opportunity led her to grassroots organizing during the 2024 presidential election.

As a Bay Ed Fund Fellow, Lisa now serves as Chief of Staff to the superintendent of the San Mateo-Foster City School District, bringing experience in strategy, operations, and community organizing to strengthen public schools.

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Adha (ah-d-ha) is a systems-minded leader who is passionate about excellent pedagogy and creating schools where young people can actualize their innate potential. He has dedicated himself to this passion through classroom teaching, leading professional development, and community engagement. Adha uses the frameworks and mindsets of liberatory design to bring communities together for conversations that explore needs, generate new ideas, and chart the path forward. At the Bay Ed Fund, Adha leads district and community partnerships to bring strategic plans to life.

Director of Strategic Initiatives

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Rachael Weingarten is an equity-driven educational leader with more than 20 years of experience building high-performing schools and systems that serve historically underserved communities. Beginning her career as an elementary teacher in Tucson, Detroit, and Los Angeles, she has dedicated her work to ensuring that a child’s zip code never determines their future. As the founding Principal of Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy and later Chief Schools Officer at Caliber Public Schools, Rachael led transformational academic outcomes while building the systems, leadership pipelines, and instructional coherence needed to sustain excellence across schools. Her expertise spans instructional design, instructional leadership development, and principal coaching, including the creation of a Principal-in-Training program to cultivate future school leaders. As Partner in Instruction at the Bay Ed Fund, Rachael supports instructional strategy and student outcomes across partner communities, helping schools implement high-quality, evidence-based practices that advance educational equity and create lasting impact for students.

Jimmy’s passion for transformational learning began as a student in the second graduating class at Summit Prep in Redwood City, where his experience sparked a lifelong commitment to equity and innovation. Over the past decade, Jimmy has led work at the intersection of teaching, school leadership, and systems strategy—supporting educators and communities to design more equitable, student-centered learning environments. He’s helped build and scale initiatives focused on personalized learning, whole-child data, and community-driven school design.

At the Bay Ed Fund, Jimmy continues this work by partnering with districts and communities to build the conditions for bold, student-centered change. In every role, he brings a deep belief in inclusive, high-performing learning environments—and in the power of aligned teams and systems to make them a reality.