Dr. Dwight E. Rhodes, CEO/Founder
As the CEO and Founder of Rhodes2Equity Consulting, LLC., and R2E, a Non-profit initiative helping BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ Leaders embrace their identity markers as an asset, not a liability,” Dr. Rhodes has a proven track record for providing equitable learning outcomes for students by dramatically improving their schools and districts. Rhodes2Equity and R2E are the intersections of his learning as a 2017 Harvard doctoral graduate of educational leadership and a twenty-plus-year educator.
Eugenia Chapellin, Executive Assistant
Eugenia is here to assist you and answer any question you may have.
Feel free to reach out to her at eugenia@rhodes2equity.org
Jenny Norman (Executive Consultant)
Jenny Norman, Ed.M. is an educator, researcher, and entrepreneur, who strives for Social Justice in education. She received her Master’s in Teaching and Learning with a specific focus in science education from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Mari Early (Chief Executive Consultant)
Mari Early is a former elementary school teacher, elementary & middle school assistant principal/principal, and leader with the Georgia Department of Education. Her school experience ranges from working in the highest performing public schools to the bottom five percent in Georgia.
Micène R. Fontaine (Senior Executive Consultant, Advisory Council)
Andre is an educator, leader, innovator, and edupreneur, who spent the last ten years mostly in Chicago, IL, but also in New York, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia.
Dwayne Ashley (Executive Consultant, Advisory Council)
As CEO of Bridge Philanthropic Consulting, Dwayne Ashley is renowned for his bold, strategic thinking and wise counsel in philanthropy. He is a successful entrepreneur in the course of his career.
Crystel Harris (Executive Consultant, Advisory Council)
Crystel Harris is Director of the People team at NewSchools Venture Fund. She has an entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to student success that has been demonstrated throughout her career.
Kaanchan Adhikary (Consultant, IT Support)
Is an experienced, project coordinator/manager, solutions architect, and product developer. Driven by the challenge to find maintainable processes and harmonious interactions, he takes pride in providing solutions which take all contributors’ skills and strengths into fold.
Dr. Darren Clay (Executive Consultant)
Darren has been serving students from diverse backgrounds since 2011. As a 4th generation school leader, he has enjoyed serving in multiple educational leadership roles. In his current role as a Transformation Leadership Coordinator for the Georgia Department of Education, Darren creates state-wide virtual professional development for principals in turnaround school settings. In Darren’s former role, he was highly involved with technology integration efforts as a Technology Assistant Principal at a Microsoft Showcase School.
Dr. Steve Chambers (Executive Consultant)
Entrepreneur and public-company officer focused on transformational technologies spanning robotics, AI, machine learning, visual collaboration, and streaming media. Currently a candidate for a Master's in Technology & Innovation in Education at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. Previously, earned an MS in Social Psychology, an MBA and an MS in Communications.
Andre Zarate (Executive Consultant)
Andre is an educator, leader, innovator, and edupreneur, who spent the last ten years mostly in Chicago, IL, but also in New York, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia.
Tina Owen-Moore (Executive Consultant, Advisory Council)
As the Superintendent of Cudahy School District, it is Tina’s goal in life to help change the education system in our nation so that schools are places of hope and possibility for all students.