Debra comes to the Oakland Public Education Fund with twenty years of experience in grants management in Philanthropy and the federal government. In that time, she has made Oakland her home. Debra …
Operations and Systems
Aya Alshalal
Aya’s passion for education equity began when she became a refugee in Oakland seven years ago. As a newcomer, she realized that marginalized students are attending underfunded schools. She also …
Jaime Jones
An East Coast native living the California dream, Jaime has called Oakland home for over 20 years. Born in Queens, NY but grew up on Cape Cod, she fell in love with sports, writing and music around …