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Stacey Shells Harvey, Founder and Chief Executive Officer. ReGeneration Schools is a non-profit school organization that manages schools through a college prep and character mission. ReGeneration currently serves 1,800 students in grades K-8 across four campuses between Cincinnati and Chicago. Under Stacey's leadership, ReGeneration's Chicago campuses moved from the bottom 17% of Illinois schools to the top 39% of all schools statewide. In addition, all three Chicago campuses ranked in the top ten of all Illinois charter schools. Prior to this, Stacey was a principal with Uncommon Schools, where she founded Rochester Prep, which now serves 1600 students across five schools in upstate, NY. Stacey holds a B.A. from Hampton University, an M.A. from Johns Hopkins in teaching, and an M.A. in administration from Pace University. She is an alumna member of Teach For America, and her work in urban education has been featured in the books Teach Like a Champion, by Doug Lemov, Leverage Leadership, Get Better Faster, and Driven by Data by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo.
Michael Hendricks, Chief Academic Officer. Michael is originally from Evanston, IL from a family of educators. In 2002, Michael moved to the east coast where he attended Georgetown University. He taught Social Studies and Spanish at a law-themed charter high school in Southeast D.C. where he was able to loop with his students for all four years of their journey. Michael got his Masters in Teaching from American University and a Masters in School Leadership from Columbia University. He was a founding member of the elementary school leadership team in East Harlem where he opened a new charter school serving kindergarten and first grade. Most recently, Michael's role was with Achievement First, as a Regional Superintendent, overseeing four schools across New York and Connecticut. Michael is excited to be joining ReGeneration Schools to fulfill the mission of creating the best possible schools for ReGen future leaders, setting each of them on a path to and through college.
Lori Flood, Chief Operating Officer. Lori is a Chicago native, born and raised on the Southwest side. Her experience as a young volunteer with the Chicago Park District's special recreation program first sparked Lori's passion for supporting and serving diverse learners with special needs. This passion led Lori to Loyola University Chicago where she majored in Special Education and Psychology. After earning her Bachelor's degree, Lori entered the education field as a Special Education Teacher in a Therapeutic Day School in Chicago. For 8 years, Lori served a diverse population of students with Learning Disabilities and Emotional Disorders; she did this in both the capacity of Teacher and Academic Coordinator.
In 2005, Lori joined the Chicago International Charter School (CICS) network as the Case Manager and Student Services Team Leader at the CICS Basil Campus. Here she led the special education eligibility and service processes, as well as coordination of the then called Response to Intervention (RTI) program. Over time, Lori's talent began to expand with supporting other CICS campuses in a new role as the Regional Director of Student Services. In doing this work, Lori connected deeply to issues of educational opportunity and quality school choice for students and families in Chicago's West Englewood community.
In 2010, Lori earned her Master's in Educational Leadership from the American College of Education. After doing so, she returned to CICS Basil as the Assistant Principal and eventually transitioned into the Director of Operations. In this role, Lori focused on removing operational barriers to learning, thus allowing principals and teachers to focus on what’s most important in schools – teaching and learning, and educational outcomes for young people. With a track record of operational excellence and the systematizing of key operations, Lori was promoted to Chief Operations Officer in 2018.
Lori now leads School Operations for six schools in Chicago and one school in ReGeneration's newest region, Cincinnati. Together with four campus based Directors of Operations, Lori leads a service-oriented team in pursuit of ReGeneration Schools’ mission: to ensure that all children have equal access to high quality, college-preparatory education through academic excellence and the content of their character.
Barry Chambers, Chief Financial Officer. Barry has worked most of his 26 year Accounting and Finance career in the educational, government, and non-profit sectors. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Kent State University. Barry continued his education at Mount St. Joseph University, where he received his Master’s of Business Administration and Master’s of Science in Organizational Leadership. He has been recognized for building strong financial systems in the organizations that he has led. Barry is excited to be part of the ReGeneration team in promoting high quality education for all students.
Lindsey Robinson, Superintendent. Upon graduating high school in 2001, Lindsey’s college experience took her on a remarkable journey that has shaped her life thus far and helped her to become the person that she is today. In 2001, Lindsey spent her first undergraduate summer and freshman year at Northwestern University in Chicago. For the remaining three years, she ventured through classes and life in Champaign-Urbana, IL, where she also became a member of the prestigious organization Teach For America. She graduated with a Bachelors in Sociology and accepted the mission of becoming a 2005 Camden, NJ Corps Member for Teach For America. After completing her corps experience, Lindsey went on to work at Providence Englewood Charter School and was featured in the award winning documentary, “The Providence Effect.” She was the first teacher to score 100% of her demonstrated contribution on our teacher evaluation scale, started the SOAL (Summer Opportunity of a Lifetime) program, and served as department chair for three years. During this time, Lindsey acquired two Masters Degrees in Education, one from the University of Illinois at Springfield and one from DePaul University in Chicago.
In wanting to serve scholars in a greater capacity, Lindsey applied for and currently is part of the Accelerate Institute’s Ryan Fellowship Principal Program. Prior to her role as Superintendent of ReGeneration Schools, Lindsey served as the Principal at CICS Avalon and later CICS Basil. Every day she steps into the building, she is focused on the critical priorities – observation and feedback, data analysis, student culture, staff culture, content, and professional development - that are going to lead her scholars to success.
Ishani Mehta, Superintendent. Ishani Mehta is a first generation Indian American woman who has always been a fierce advocate for equity in education. Growing up, Ishani was raised in the city of Detroit where she experienced educational inequity first hand. Ishani graduated from the University of Michigan with degrees in English and Psychology. Ishani joined Teach for America in New York in 2010. She earned her Master's Degree in Special Education at Hunter College and began serving as a Special Education Teacher for K-4 within the Uncommon Schools Network in New York City. Through her 12 years at Uncommon, Ishani served as Special Education Teacher and Coordinator for Grades K-4, became a Founding Grade 4 Teacher and moved into her Principal Fellowship in 2014. In 2015, Ishani transitioned into the K-4 Principal role in BedStuy, Brooklyn. After 5 years of serving as a K-4 principal and closing out a decade within elementary school, Ishani transitioned into the role of Middle School Principal for Grades 5-8. She served as Middle School Principal for 2 years where she bridged the alignment between elementary and middle school.
Currently, Ishani is pursuing her Doctorate in Education in Leadership, Policy and Organizations at Vanderbilt University. As she joins ReGeneration, Ishani is proud to be a part of an organization that deeply believes in high quality college preparatory education and is committed to ensuring that each of our schools in the city of Chicago continues to uphold the standard of excellence that our children deserve.
Rebecca Del Real, Director of Specialized Services.
Colleen Puma, Director of Talent and Human Resources.
Keesha Smith, Human Resource Operations Manager.
Steph Tanner, Data Analyst. Steph has a diverse range of experiences in education over the last 11 years. After earning her BFA in photography from Columbia College Chicago, she joined Teach for America and taught middle and high school Spanish in Appalachia (Eastern Kentucky) for three years. Since then, she has earned her M.Ed from the University of Virginia, and served as a Dean of Culture at both Valor Collegiate Academy and LEAD Public Schools in Nashville, TN. Most recently, she was the Associate Director of Data and Technology at LEAD. She is passionate about human-centered data in schools and using data to empower all school stakeholders to easily and efficiently make decisions that build toward a more equitable future for students.
Jen Bares, Special Projects Manager. After receiving her degree in elementary education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jen began her teaching career educating fourth grade students in Los Angeles, CA, and then in Austin, TX. During her four years in Austin, Jen also served as the math instructional team lead for her campus and cooperating mentor teacher for University of Texas-Austin student teachers. Prior to joining ReGeneration Schools, Jen returned to the Midwest to teach at an AUSL turn-around school in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago where she helped over eighty percent of her math students meet or exceed their goals of two years of academic growth on the NWEA assessment.
OUR BOARD
Josh Anderson is Senior Vice President of Recruitment and Admissions at Teach For America. Mr. Anderson joined Teach For America in 2004 as a New York City corps member. He taught middle school English and social studies in the Hunts Point community of the southeast Bronx, and served as school team leader for a 15-member Teach For America cohort at his school. Mr. Anderson joined Teach For America's staff as a recruitment director for the midwest recruitment team in 2006, and Executive Director of Teach for America - Chicago. He received his B.A. from Princeton University.
The Rev. Dr. Richard L. Tolliver is Rector (pastor) of St. Edmund’s Episcopal Church and President and CEO of St. Edmund’s Redevelopment Corporation (SERC), a not-for-profit community development corporation that houses the CICS Washington Park school and revitalizes housing in Washington Park, the neighborhood in which the church and school are located. He has been an ordained Episcopal priest since December 1971 and served parishes in New York City, Boston, and Washington, D.C. Rev. Tolliver is a member of the Board of Directors, Beverly Bank and Trust Company; the Board of Trustees, The Ravinia Festival (The Summer Residence of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra); the Board of Trustees, St. Paul’s College; and the Visiting Committee, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago. In June 2008, the City Council of Chicago appointed him a member of the Chicago Development Fund Advisory Board. In March 2011, Chicago Mayor-Elect Rahm Emanuel appointed him a member of his Transition Team assigned to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. In February 2012, Mayor Emanuel appointed him to the Board of Directors of the Low Income Housing Trust Fund. He has earned five university degrees, including a Ph.D. in Political Science from Howard University and two honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees.
Susan Asiyanbi currently serves as Teach For America’s Chief Operating Officer overseeing regional management of the organization’s 53 regions and the National Council, which is comprised of each region’s board chair. In her capacity as Chief Operating Officer, she also plays a role in leading the engagement strategy with the organization’s senior leadership bodies. After teaching fourth grade math and science in Newark, New Jersey, as a 2001 corps member, Susan joined staff in 2003 as a program director supporting new corps members in our Newark region. She then served as managing director of the charter Philadelphia training institute and subsequently as the vice president of institutes before leaving to pursue her graduate degree. Before returning to Teach For America, she summered at Boston Consulting Group and joined Sears Holding Company as a senior leader associate reporting to the CEO on key strategic initiatives. Prior to her role as Chief Operating Officer, Susan was the EVP, Program Continuum where she was responsible for providing a coherent, cohesive, and integrated leadership development experience for Teach For America’s admitted recruits, corps members, alumni, and staff. Susan earned her B.A. from Williams College, received her M.A. in education administration and supervision from St. Peters College, and obtained her M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Chicago Board Meeting Dates
2023-2024 Board Meeting Dates:
- April 23, 2024 - Agenda
- January 29, 2024 - Meeting Minutes
- September 25, 2023 - Meeting Minutes
2022-2023 Board Meeting Dates:
- June 6, 2023 - Meeting Minutes
- March 23, 2023 - Meeting Minutes
- December 6, 2022 - Meeting Minutes
- September 13, 2022 - Meeting Minutes
2021 - 2022 Board Meeting Dates:
- June 7, 2022 - Meeting Minutes
- March 17, 2022 - Meeting Minutes
- August 26, 2021 - Meeting Minutes
2020 - 2021 Board Meeting Dates:
- May 14, 2021 - Meeting Minutes
- February 25, 2021 - Meeting Minutes
- October 9, 2020 - Meeting Minutes
2019 - 2020 Board Meeting Dates:
- July 23, 2020 - Rescheduled
- April 30, 2020 - Meeting Minutes
- December 5, 2019 - Meeting Minutes
- September 19, 2019 - Meeting Minutes