Our Team and Board
Local Leadership
Christine Nishimura
Los Angeles '06
Executive Director
Teach For America Austin
Christine Nishimura (Los Angeles ’06) brings more than a decade of education and legal experience to her role as executive director for Austin.
Meet Our Staff
SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, ALUMNI, SITTING SCHOOL LEADER DEVELOPMENT
Nicole Seltman
New Mexico
06
Nicole joined TFA in 2006 and taught in New Mexico. Prior to joining TFA Austin staff, Nicole served as the Director of School Improvement at the Texas Education Agency and founded KIPP Austin Leadership Elementary.
DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, TEXAS
Sofia Lanza
San Antonio
19
Sofia graduated from University of Florida in 2019 and joined TFA, teaching 7th and 8th grade Social Studies at Davis Middle School in San Antonio. After the corps, she joined staff at TFA San Antonio. Sofia now serves all of Texas.
Meet Our Alumni Board
Planning and Evaluation Coordinator at Austin ISD
Kristen Mosley
Dallas Fort Worth
14
Strategic Integration Specialist at the Texas Education Agency
Lizeth (Liz) Barraza
Los Angeles
14
New Schools Specialist at the Texas Education Agency
LaToya Sales
Greater Tulsa
15
Employer Relations Lead at the Moody College of Communication
Ian McEntee
South Louisiana
19
Director, Enterprise PMO at Restaurant365
Dr. Krista Ratcliff
South Louisiana
98
Director of Employee Experience at Kitu Life Inc, Super Coffee
Jaime Cannon
Eastern North Carolina
11
Multilingual Curriculum and Instructional Specialist at Austin ISD
Alexa Higginbotham
Rio Grande Valley
13
Master's Student at the University of Texas-Austin
Aimée Jones Wilkerson
Houston
17
Regional Director and Vice President at Dimensional Fund Advisors
Ryan Char
Hawaii
10
Assistant Principal of Instruction at KIPP Austin Collegiate
Andrea Gutierrez
Rio Grande Valley
12
Groups Associate at the Austin Stone Community Church
Babatunde Abon
Boston
18
Senior Associate with Jorgeson Pittman LLP
Brianna Lozito
Dallas Fort Worth
13
Senior Strategy Advisor at Dell Technologies
Daniella Gennaro
Charlotte
16