#  Our Team 

 



##  Our Team 

HGSE faculty spearhead the Initiative, supported by organizations that champion public school leaders across the United States.



 

 

 

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Harvard’s convening power and research infrastructure are unparalleled, making us uniquely equipped to develop innovative tools and executive learning for superintendents, and to drive field-wide change by aligning and amplifying the efforts of existing organizations that support public school leaders.



 

##  ISCL Team Members 

The work of the Initiative is led by Harvard Graduate School of Education Senior Lecturer, Jennifer Perry Cheatham.

 

 



  [### Russell Booker

 ](/people/russell-booker)Joint Senior Fellow, ISCL & EdRedesign

 

 

 

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   [### Jennifer Cheatham

 ](/people/jennifer-cheatham)Senior Lecturer and Faculty Chair of Field Engagement, Harvard Graduate School of Education

 

 

 

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   [### Jenny Portillo-Nacu

 ](/people/jenny-portillo-nacu)Project Manager, ISCL

 

 

 

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   [### Bridget Rodriguez

 ](/people/bridget-rodriguez)Senior Director for Field Engagement, Harvard Graduate School of Education

 

 

 

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   [### Marianna Stepniak

 ](/people/marianna-stepniak)Communications Consultant, ISCL

 

 

 

      ![Marianna Stepniak headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum12921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-02/0134-scaled.jpg?h=3da28c2f&itok=MdzK82Po) 

 

 

 

   [### Ross Wiener

 ](/people/ross-wiener)Strategy Consultant, ISCL

 

 

 

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