Our Team

Meet the Teach For America staff members who work to support our strategy across the state.

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.

Our TFA Staff Members

Senior Managing Director, Network Impact & Experiences

Samantha Evers

Managing Director, Ignite

Jill Geden

Manager, Recruitment

Kazi Johnson

Manager, Recruitment

Liz Litteral

Managing Director, Leadership Development

Kathryn McClain-Shaw

SMD, Development

Sydney Prochazka

Managing Director, Leadership Development

Emily Rogoff

Director, Development

Sarah Runyan

Project Manager, Classroom Outcomes

Eleni Towner

Managing Director, Leadership Development

Lumar Vargas

Director, Operations

Victoria Walkoff

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