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Surge InstituteThe Surge Institute is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the empowerment, advancement, growth, and achievement of youth and communities of color.
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The Surge Institute is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the empowerment, advancement, growth, and achievement of youth and communities of color.
Editors
Surge Institute
The Surge Institute is a national 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement, growth, and achievement of youth and communities of color.
Writers
Chris Paicely
Storyteller. Believer. Partner. Father. Son. Digital Creator. Marketing Strategist for the Surge Institute. Founder of StoryPaced Media.
Angel Martinez
Digital Storyteller of the Marketing team for the Surge Institute, a national movement to empower emerging education leaders of color.
Ariel Johnson
Director of Government Affairs, education access advocate, lover of all things Chicago, proud and unapologetic supporter of Black and Latinx communities.
Tanesha Peeples
Tanesha Peeples is a self-proclaimed comedian, an old soul, and a June Cancer. But most importantly, she’s a fighter and expert on her community.
Jahna Riley
Jahna Riley (she/her) is an educator + mother who believes in the village as a space for liberation. Read her thoughts about books, music, and more @JahnaRiley.
Jorge Fuller
Compassionate Black male educator striving to provide quality education for all. Fuller for the people is a slogan he lives with ingenuity and integrity.
Darryl Mcdavid
Has mastered the art of turning pain into power. He explores how people can utilize past traumatic experiences to fuel their passions and reach their goals.
Michelle Seijas
I am a Latina seeking to be her fully liberated self to honor the generations who came before me and to liberate the generations to come.