Shani Dowell is a graduate of Howard University and holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University. She started her career at Bain and Company and then worked on education cases for the Bridgespan Group before joining the KIPP charter network and launching schools in Houston, New Orleans, and Nashville. So inspired by seeing Teach For America alumni expanding opportunities for students, Shani became a corps member and taught math in Houston (in the district where she was educated) before joining Teach For America staff on the recruitment team. She now leads Teach For America’s Greater Nashville region and believes our city can become a place where every child, including her daughter, has a great school to attend.
