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Allies for Radical Collaboration
Join HFLI and The Skillman Foundation for an innovative, immersive, powerful fellowship – Allies for Radical Collaboration.
Educator Group
Cohort C - Year 1
Session Dates
Location
Various location/virtual sessions
Generously Supported by
The Skillman Foundation
What you are going to learn
Through this extended cohort experience, educators will:
- begin a journey that explores how personal identity impacts their interactions with students.
- engage in asset-based community field experiences.
- build a network of Allies that will support each other through this challenging, but important work.
INSTRUCTORS
Clare McKenna
NATIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR
As National Program Director, Clare works in partnership with HFLI’s leadership team to advance HFLI’s national programs and vision of excellence in education for all. Clare believes education should ultimately foster students’ abilities to creatively transform their world, and she leverages a Deeper Learning by Doing® approach to promote experiences that guide learners to develop future-of-work readiness skills and competencies. She earned her School Administrator Certification in Education Leadership through Grand Valley State University, her M.A. in Teaching Secondary Education from Oakland University, and her B.S. in Human Development from Cornell University.
Deborah Parizek
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Deborah Parizek drives HFLI’s efforts to provide workshops, programs and site coaching that pair effective education and human-centered design approaches, empowering learners to lead transformational change in, with and for their community. She is known for cultivating the conversations, empathy, and capacity critical to addressing complex challenges. Prior to joining HFLI in 2005, Deborah designed and directed extensive teacher leadership development programs for multiple school systems.