Our leaders bring decades of experience across educational settings, including roles as classroom educators, school counselors, educational research, advocates for student empowerment, and project management. They have navigated both traditional schools and residential-based environments, leveraging advanced degrees challenging systemic barriers that marginalize students of color. Their work is rooted in critical frameworks that interrogate power dynamics and promote justice-centered approaches to education. By prioritizing transformational practices, project-based learning, and holistic methodologies, they cultivate relationships that disrupt oppressive structures and foster equitable, academically thriving environments for all students.