In 2011, she shifted her focus when she served as the chief of staff to the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services for the Government of the District of Columbia. Quinones has been integrally involved with the District’s education reform efforts since the early-1990s when, as a law student, she began working with adjudicated youth and those in the child welfare system. She also serves on the board of the Sharper Moise Foundation, an organization dedicated to the professional development of educators and supporting students with dedicated wrap-around services both within and outside the schoolhouse.Īriana Quinones has long been known as a tireless advocate for all underserved children in the District of Columbia and has advocated strongly for equal services for public charter schools. She was selected as a National Lawyers Guild, Haywood Burns Memorial Fellow and a Surge Institute Fellow. She has served as legal counsel in a major school district before finding herself leading political and legislative advocacy efforts for charter public schools.Īriel received her undergraduate degree from John Carroll University and her law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She enjoys building diverse coalitions and directing strategies that impact education equity for all students.Īriel began her career as a legal advocate for Diverse Learners adversely affected by the criminal justice system and school-to-prison pipeline. She brings strong policy, advocacy, community, and legal expertise to her work. As the first in her family to obtain a degree from a four-year university, she is keenly aware that access to high-quality education can shift generational narratives. She brings more than a decade of distinguished service as the lead statewide advocate for charters and education reform in Illinois, a litigator for the Chicago Board of Education, and former teacher.Īriel leverages her commitment to education equity to advocate for social justice initiatives and economic freedom for underserved communities. Ariel Johnson is the Executive Director of the DC Charter School Alliance, having previously served as chief of staff since December 2021.
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