Nella Garcia-Urban

CEO
DSST Public Schools

Nella García Urban is the CEO of DSST Public Schools in Denver and Aurora, Colorado. Nella came to DSST from YES Prep Public Schools where she spent over 20 years leading and operating charter schools. She graduated from Rice University as a Mellon Mays Fellow and received a master’s degree from Sam Houston State University in Education Leadership. Nella has completed the Pahara Fellowship, the Broad Academy for Superintendents program, and is a certified Executive Coach through the John Doerr Institute at Rice University. Nella is the Board Chair of LEAL - Latino Educators Advancing Leadership - an organization working to increase the number of Latino leaders in charter schools.

LinkedIn: nellagarciaurban

Sessions

• College Access as the Foundation for Multigenerational Change
• General Session: 2025 State of the Sector