Today, The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit, announced the selection of school leaders at three of Indianapolis’ highest-performing charter schools for its Charter School Fellowship. Through the fellowship, Darius Sawyers of Paramount Schools of Excellence, Carroll Bilbrey of Indianapolis Classical Schools, and Naomi Nelson of Christel House Academies will lead the replication of their respective schools’ high-performing models.

Indianapolis—(July 12th, 2018)—The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit, has hired Tina Seymour as Senior Director of School Support and Jordan Johnson as Manager of School Support. Both will support The Mind Trust’s efforts to more than double the number of students attending high-quality public schools within the boundaries of Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS).

The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit, has hired Shannon Williams as the organization’s Senior Vice President of Community Engagement. She will lead The Mind Trust’s initiatives to engage, empower, and invest in communities that are most affected by education change in Indianapolis. Williams has served for the past eight years as president of the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper, one of the nation’s oldest African-American-owned newspapers, and the Indiana Minority Business Magazine. She has held numerous leadership roles during her 18-year tenure at the publication.

Indianapolis—(June 13th, 2018)—The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit, has hired Patrick Jones as Senior Director of School Incubation and Michael Prihoda as Manager of Development and Communications. Both will support The Mind Trust’s effort to more than double the number of students attending high-quality public schools within the boundaries of Indianapolis Public Schools. Jones […]

Kameelah Shaheed-Diallo is stepping down from her role as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Community Engagement for The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit. She is supporting the search for her replacement. In the meantime, The Mind Trust’s Senior Director of Community Engagement Marquisha Bridgeman will oversee the nonprofit’s community engagement work.