Connect with a TFA Corps Member
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It’s as easy as saying “hello.” Choose a teacher you are interested in connecting with and schedule a time to talk on the phone. Once you book, you’ll receive a confirmation email, and then, the corps member will give you a call at your chosen time. You can expect the conversation to feel casual and easygoing.
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Rebecca Soo
Bay Area 2022 Corps Member
she/her/hers
TFA Grade Level/Subject: 5th Grade English
Alma Mater: University of California at Berkeley
Major: Sociology
Hometown: Laguna Hills, CA
Talk to me about: Juggling grad school and full-time work, prioritizing mental health, teaching kids how to read, and coaching after-school sports.

Nathan Sprovieri
Bay Area 2022 Corps Member
he/him/his
TFA Grade Level/Subject: 10th Grade Chemistry
Alma Mater: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Major: Chemistry & Kinesiology
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Talk to me about: Moving to a new state, teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), coaching after-school sports, getting involved in extracurricular activities, and managing finances on a teacher’s salary in a city with a high cost of living.

Sariah Bolden
Phoenix 2022 Corps Member
she/her/hers
TFA Grade Level/Subject: Advance Placement World History
Alma Mater: Roosevelt University
Major: History
Hometown: Birmingham, MI
Talk to me about: Teaching history, moving to a new state for the corps, coaching after-school sports, being a Black educator, being an LGBTQ+ educator, being a Hispanic educator (who doesn't speak Spanish).

Michelle Smitham
Dallas-Fort Worth 2018 Corps Member
she/her/hers
TFA Grade Level/Subject: Kindergarten All Subjects
Alma Mater: University of Texas at Austin
Major: Early Childhood Education
Hometown: Midland, TX
Talk to me about: Managing difficult behaviors in the classroom, grad school night classes and full time teaching, work/life balance, social emotional health in and out of the classroom (for students & self), and classroom management.

Luisa Diaz
South Dakota 2020 Corps Member
she/her/hers
TFA Grade Level/Subject: High School Math
Alma Mater: California State Long Beach
Major: Economics
Hometown: South Gate, CA
Talk to me about: Moving from a city to a rural area, adapting to rural living, teaching high school mathematics, getting involved in community, learning how to balance self care with teaching responsibilities, engaging students and families.

Cameron Good
Greater Tulsa 2022 Corps Member
she/her/hers
TFA Grade Level/Subject: 5th Grade Math
Alma Mater: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Talk to me about: Teaching math, teaching at a charter school, maintaining a long-distance relationship, finding time for your personal well-being while teaching, and preparing for law school while in the corps.

Madi Weiss
Ohio 2022 Corps Member
she/they
TFA Grade Level/Subject: Middle/High School Special Education
Alma Mater: Miami University
Major: Individualized Studies
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Talk to me about: Teaching special education, being an LGBTQIA+ teacher, leading an after-school club (LGBQTIA+), building an accessible classroom on a budget, how to build positive parent-teacher relationships.

Palmer Beldy
Washington DC 2022 Corps Member
she/her/hers
TFA Grade Level/Subject: 5th Grade Math
Alma Mater: Southern Methodist University
Major: Advertising
Hometown: Lexington, KY
Talk to me about: Culturally-relevant lesson planning, getting involved in TFA community / leadership, continual learning as an anti-racist white educator, moving to a new place for the corps, intersection between education and other professions.

Mariah Burgouis
Baltimore 2022 Corps Member
she/her/hers
TFA Grade Level/Subject: 9th Grade Biology
Alma Mater: University of Missouri at Columbia
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Talk to me about: Teaching science, moving to a new state for the corps, planning for post-corps life, time-management, work-life balance, maintaining out of work relationships, applying to medical school.

Logan Cunningham
Nashville-Chattanooga 2022 Corps Member
she/her/hers
TFA Grade Level/Subject: 5th Grade Science
Alma Mater: University of Virginia
Major: Biology & English
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Talk to me about: Teaching science, moving away from home for the corps, creating a work-life balance while in the corps, and running an after-school club.

Laurel Daughtry
Jacksonville 2022 Corps Member
she/her/hers
TFA Grade Level/Subject: 6th Grade Science
Alma Mater: Trinity University
Major: Neuroscience
Hometown: Round Rock, TX
Talk to me about: Teaching science, coaching after-school sports, moving to a new state for the corps, transitioning from City Year to TFA.

David Duncan
Memphis 2022 Corps Member
he/him/his
TFA Grade Level/Subject: 7th Grade Math
Alma Mater: Vanderbilt University
Major: African American & Diaspora Studies, Medicine, Health, and Society
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Talk to me about: Teaching middle school math, work-life balance, building relationships with students, moving to a new state for the corps, being a Black male educator.

Valeria Flores Montoya
Baltimore 2021 Corps Member
she/they
TFA Grade Level/Subject: Early Childhood Education (K-3) All Subjects
Alma Mater: Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, Peru), Rutgers University, The Johns Hopkins University
Major: Business Administration, Communication and Media, Education
Hometown: Lima, Peru
Talk to me about: Resources available for TFA teachers including for mental health, joining TFA and teaching while in graduate school, day-to-day life as a teacher, teaching all subjects, being a Latinx teacher, teaching as an immigrant whose first language is not English, moving to a new state for the corps, maintaining a long-distance relationship and getting married while in the corps, how to make the most of the school district salary system.

Kendrick Henson
Greater Baton Rouge 2022 Corps Member
he/him/his
TFA Grade Level/Subject: 6th Grade Social Studies
Alma Mater: University of Texas at Austin
Major: Sociology
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Talk to me about: Social studies education, time management and taking care of yourself as an educator, moving to a different state for the corps, being a Black male educator, and coaching sports while being a corps member.

Fernanda Rodriguez
Greater Baton Rouge 2022 Corps Member
she/her/hers
TFA Grade Level/Subject: Kindergarten All Subjects
Alma Mater: University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley
Major: Mass Communication
Hometown: Donna, TX
Talk to me about: Managing finances, teaching English Language Learners, being a bilingual teacher, early childhood education, navigating the teacher certification process, and moving to a new state.

Zayra Alvarez
Greater Philadelphia 2022 Corps Member
she/her/hers
TFA Grade Level/Subject: Bilingual Kindergarten
Alma Mater: University of North Texas at Dallas
Major: Education & Psychology
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Talk to me about: Work/life Balance, bilingual education, managing finances on a teacher's salary, relocating, teaching while in graduate school.

Dan Apicella
New Jersey 2022 Corps Member
he/him/his
TFA Grade Level/Subject: 6th Grade History
Alma Mater: The College of New Jersey
Major: Philosophy
Hometown: Cranford, NJ
Talk to me about: Teaching history, managing other substantial time commitments while in the corps, work/life balance, teaching in an area that is quite different than the one you grew up in, choosing to go to law school, transitioning from another AmeriCorps program into TFA, the social aspect of being a teacher (school culture/community/making friends, etc).

Abdul Samee Muhammad
New York 2022 Corps Member
he/him/his
TFA Grade Level/Subject: High School English, Social Studies, & Special Education
Alma Mater: Georgia State University
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Stone Mountain, GA
Talk to me about: Moving to a new state with the corps, being an LGBTQIA+ teacher, teaching English Language Arts, teaching special education, being a black male in education, joining TFA later in life.

Paulex Colon Vazquez
Rhode Island 2022 Corps Member
she/her/hers
TFA Grade Level/Subject: 4th Grade Dual Language
Alma Mater: Pennsylvania State University
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Talk to me about: Teaching Math/English Language Arts to English Language Learners, being a first generation Hispanic/Latino American teacher, teaching in low socio-economic areas, time management/prioritization between teaching/grad school, mental health & wellbeing following moving states/beginning a career in teaching.

Akbar Khuwaja
Massachusetts 2022 Corps Member
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TFA Grade Level/Subject: 8th Grade Math
Alma Mater: Baylor University & Harvard University
Major: Economics
Hometown: Cambridge, MA
Talk to me about: Managing finances, teaching math in a non-traditional way, joining TFA as a career changer, teaching in a community that is very different from your own, balancing caregiving responsibilities with teaching.