Our Team
Local Leadership
Jennifer Howard
Metro Atlanta '04
Executive Director
TFA Ohio
Jennifer Howard began her teaching career as a 2004 Teach For America corps member in Atlanta, GA. After her corps commitment, Jennifer first joined TFA staff in 2006 as a Recruitment Director where she led teacher recruitment efforts across the state of Ohio. Jennifer went on to teach at KIPP LEAD in Gary, IN before working in higher education at Northwestern University. Jennifer returned to staff at Teach For America in 2014 to lead the Greater Cleveland Development & Partnerships team. Jennifer served as Interim Executive Director for Southwest Ohio in 2020 prior to the merger of TFA’s two Ohio regions. Jennifer is a graduate of The Ohio State University. She received a Master of Education from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education. Originally from Chicago, Jennifer has lived in Cleveland since 2013.
Meet Our Team
Managing Director, Partnerships
Blake Gilliam
Managing Director, Leadership Development
Kathryn McClain-Shaw
Managing Director, Leadership Development
Ashley Turner
Managing Director, Leadership Development
Lumar Vargas
Director, Communications & Brand Experience
Victoria Walkoff
Director, Data Analytics
Martha Woerner
Director, Development & Communications
Stephanie Toman
Manager, Development
Heather Axton