Meet the Partners

California State University East Bay Team

1. Karina Garbesi, PhD, Principal Investigator, Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, Geography, and Environmental Studies, College of Arts Letters and Sciences.

2. Kathryn Hayes, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Colleges of Education and Allied Studies.

3. Michele Korb, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator, Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Colleges of Education and Allied Studies.

4. Emily Harris, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator, Research Scientist, BSCS Science Learning.

5. Edgar Chavez, Co- Principal Investigator. Executive Director of Hayward Promise Neighborhoods, Colleges of Education and Allied Studies.

1. Eric Nolan, PhD. Post-Doctoral Researcher.

2. Alexis Gibson, Graduate Research Assistant, Doctoral Candidate, Educational Leadership for Social Justice. 

3. Samantha Johnson, Graduate Research Assistant, Doctoral Candidate, Educational Leadership for Social Justice.

4. Aa’ishah Riaz, UG Research Assistant, Biology and Biochemistry Majors.

5. Adrian Bueno, UG Research Assistant, Environmental Studies Major.

6. Sara Giretto, UG Research Assistant, Environmental Studies and Geography Majors.

Tennyson High School Team

1. Leslie Watson, NIT Coordinator and STEM Core Lead, Teacher, World House, Biology, and Earth Science.

2. Jesse Gunn, NIT Coordinator and STEM Core Lead, Teacher, World House, Algebra (sheltered), Geometry (sheltered) and Algebra 9.

1. Ana Gonzalez, HHH Lead, Teacher, Spanish.

2. Susana Alfaro, STEM Core Lead, Teacher, Physics and Biology.

3. Yesenia Castro, HHH Lead, Teacher, Spanish.

4. Julianne Clark, HHH Lead, Teacher, Art.

5. Paco Durante, HHH Lead, Teacher, ELD3 and English 12.

6. Veronica Estrada, Network Coordinating Team, Principal.

7. Angelica Gallegos, STEM Core Lead, Assistant Principal.

8. Rupika Malik, HHH Lead, Teacher, World House, Chemistry/AgScience, Biology, and Earth Science.

9. Sandra Navarro, HHH Lead, Teacher, Social Studies - History.

10. Norma Severson, HHH Lead, Teacher, Spanish.

Cesar Chavez Middle School Team

1. Peter Hiester, NIT Coordinator and STEM Core Lead, Teacher, Science and World House.

2. Lissette Sandoval, HHH Lead and Co-Lead, Teacher, Puente, ELA, and ELD.

1. Susan Binford, HHH Lead, Teacher, History.

2. Annalisa Chamberlain-Engel, HHH Lead, Teacher, Computer Apps and Leadership.

3. Jenny Dawson, STEM Core Lead, Teacher, Science.

4. Kina Evans, HHH Lead, Teacher, SPED.

5. Lorenna Gutierrez, HHH Lead, Teacher, Art and ELD.

6. Jenna Flamenco, HHH Lead, Teacher, ELL Coordinator.

7. Colleen Jackson, HHH Lead, Teacher, PE and Science.

8. Stuart Loebl, HHH Lead and Co-Lead, Teacher, Science.

9. Ricardo Gomez, HHH Lead, Teacher, English/ELD.

10. Matthew Shaffer, STEM Core Lead, Teacher, Math.

11. Nahn Trinh, HHH Lead, Teacher, English.