Our Team
Local Leadership
Bryan Billy
Alabama '11
Executive Director
Teach For America Alabama
Bryan Billy has led TFA Alabama's statewide impact and strategy efforts for 10 years. Before becoming Executive Director in July 2023, he served as Senior Managing Director of Strategy and Program Impact. In that role, he partnered with superintendents across the state to address strategic educational needs, spearhead innovative solutions and connect organizations and corporations with the mission to provide an excellent education for all students in Alabama.
As the lead of TFA's programmatic work, Bryan transformed Alabama's program into one of the strongest in the non-profit organization’s national network. Teacher's reported some of the strongest experiences, with an average retention rate of 85 percent since 2014 and more than 300 alumni living and working in Alabama.
Meet Our Staff
MANAGING DIRECTOR, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Tawanda Morgan
Alabama
15
MANAGING DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIPS AND IMPACT
Julia Gordon
Alabama
12
DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT
Melvia Walton
MANAGER, OPERATIONS AND OFFICE EXCELLENCE
Emily Gregory
MANAGING DIRECTOR, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Charity Jackson
Connecticut
11
MANAGER, RECRUITMENT
DeAndre Dixon
Alabama
19
DIRECTOR, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Christina Haywood