Sonia Park
Executive Director
Diverse Charter Schools Coalition
Sonia leads the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition, a coalition of 225+ individual diverse-by-design charter schools. Prior to DCSC, she served in federal and local governments: under Secretary John King at the Department of Education as a Senior Policy Advisor and under Schools Chancellor Denis Walcott as Executive Director of Charter Schools Accountability and Support, NYC Department of Education. In addition to leading Manhattan Charter Schools, her work experiences include the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, NY Charter Schools Resource Center, NY Charter Schools Association, Edison Schools. She's a trustee on the boards of Atlas Public Schools and Central Queens Academy.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonia-c-park/
Sessions
- AAPI Homeroom: Being Seen vs. Showing Up
- AAPI Homeroom: Being Seen vs. Showing Up
- AAPI Homeroom: Being Seen vs. Showing Up
- Advocating for Diverse Charter Schools, Case Studies from Blackstone Valley Prep & Kairos Academies
- Purse String Transparency: The Intersection of Equity and Finance and Where to Draw the Lines