Our Team

Meet the hardworking, fun-loving team that is making Inspired Teaching a reality.

Jaqueta's background features a variety of traditional and non-traditional experiences in the field of education, including working as an adjunct professor, teaching summer reading programs to children and adults, and tutoring children in the foster care system. Jaqueta earned a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an M.A. in Interactive Media from Elon University.

Jaqueta Abbey
Teaching and Learning Specialist

Micaiah has a passion for collaborating with community members to build-power and connect. She is an educator with a heart for youth and has experience supporting students fight injustices within their schools and communities. She has a BA in Political Science from, the real HU, Hampton University & a Masters of Arts degree in Educational Policy Transformation from Georgetown University.

Micaiah Anderson
Faculty, Speak Truth

With over ten years of experience in education, Meag Campos is dedicated to making learning accessible for all students and to supporting their social-emotional growth. Her career spans working with elementary through high school students, during which she has served as a Teacher, Learning Specialist, and Instructional Coach. She holds a Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on literacy leadership from the University of New Orleans.

Meag Campos
Project Manager

LaTonia possesses over a decade of progressive service and experience in the field of education, particularly in the areas of literacy at the elementary level, instructional leadership, and community building. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from the University of Richmond, a master's in education from the University of Maryland and certificates in Administration I and II from Hood College’s Educational Leadership Program.

LaTonia Smith Cokely
Faculty

Kaneia Crumlin is an education consultant, writer, speaker and a native Washingtonian. She has worked in the District as a secondary, post-secondary and adult educator for over fifteen years. Since earning her MFA in Creative Writing from American University, Kaneia has taught creative writing at the secondary and post-secondary levels. Chief among her greatest joys is being at home with two colluding, shrieking and kinetic toddlers.

Kaneia Mayo Crumlin
Faculty

Elizabeth is a writer, creative producer, and longtime improv performer and teacher. She has an MA in Democracy & Governance from Georgetown University and BA in Politics from Occidental College. She previously served on the boards of nonprofits Young Professionals in Foreign Policy and the District Improv Festival.

Elizabeth Cutler
Grants Manager

Kathryn works with a variety of individuals and small business clients, helping them track the flow of dollars generated through their endeavors. Which is not as completely different as you might think from her earlier career in chemistry, where the flow of electrons is a basic principle. Kathryn received an M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Oregon and her B.S. from George Fox University.

Kathryn Eliscar
Financial Administrator

Jenna began her career as a high school English teacher and has served as Director of Communications for both Inspired Teaching and the National Council of Teachers of English. Her overarching professional goal is to do what she can to make the world a kinder place. She believes investing in the education of our young people is the best place to start.

Jenna Fournel
Chief Curiosity Officer

Cosby is a native Washingtonian who earned his Bachelor’s degree in Non-Western History at the University of Pennsylvania and began his teaching career in rural Georgia as part of the Teach for America program. He stayed in Georgia to get his Master’s in Secondary Social Science Education at the University of Georgia. Cosby earned his National Board Certification in 2006 and is one of only a handful of National Board-Certified social studies teachers in the city.

Cosby Hunt
Director of Student Programming

Brady has her master’s in public policy from George Mason University and her BS in Political Science from Northern Arizona University. She is passionate about community, equity, and coalition building recognizing that learning and growing with the community at large is how we continue to be impactful.

Brady Maiden
Faculty, Speak Truth

Max received his Bachelor’s degree in History and African American Studies from Boston University. He has worked in museum curation at the Museum of the White Mountains in New Hampshire and the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Max has worked with young people of varying ages from young children to young adults transitioning to college.

Max Peterson
Real World History Teaching Assistant

Michelle has worked in communications in an array of settings, from creative agencies to state politics to national nonprofits. She has a BA in Journalism from Temple University in Philadelphia and is passionate about education, access, and equity.

Michelle Welk
Marketing and Communications Specialist

Prior to founding Center for Inspired Teaching, Aleta worked as a public school teacher, then as a professor of education at American University. In 2001, Aleta was awarded a Fellowship from Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. Aleta holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Brown University, and an MS in Education and Social Policy from Northwestern University.
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Aleta Margolis
Founder and President

Board of Directors

Monica Brady-Myerov, Director

Founder and CEO of Listenwise

Dr. Michelle Edwards, Director

Founder & CEO, The Idari Collective

Jeffrey Franco, Director

CEO, Camino Consulting and Adjunct Professor, American University

Karol Kepchar, Pro bono counsel, Advisor to the board, Non-voting

Partner-Head, Trademark, Copyright, Internet, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

Aleta Margolis, Director

Founder and President, Center for Inspired Teaching

John Nolan, Director, Board Chair

CFO, LePrix, Inc.

Elly Young, Director

Teacher Leadership Specialist, Montgomery County Public Schools

Join our Team

Inspired Teaching offers you a chance to make a difference and grow professionally. We seek talented, dynamic, and highly skilled individuals who share our belief that every student, regardless of race, geography, or income level, can thrive in an engagement-based classroom with an Inspired Teacher.

We are educators, athletes, parents, bookworms, and storytellers. From DC natives to global travelers, our staff is a group of ambitious professionals passionate about improving the school experience for every student. We do not currently have any open positions, but encourage you to revisit this page for future opportunities!

Our Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

Our work at Center for Inspired Teaching draws on a foundation of inclusivity, regard for the rights and safety of all people, and respect for the dignity of educators and students. We believe that it is our collective obligation as a society to take responsibility and care for every child, and to work together to give every young person a happy, healthy start in life.

Inspired Teaching recognizes that the education system can either perpetuate or combat systematic oppression. Our organization exists within a world that is historically designed to marginalize individuals and communities based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, and ability. To actively and intentionally interrupt systems of power and oppression, we are committed to promoting civil discourse and social justice, starting in the classroom.

Through Inspired Teaching’s authentically engaging programs, educators and students have meaningful opportunities to engage in discussion, debate, and action around the topics that affect their lives, across racial, ethnic, religious, political, gender, sexual orientation, and other identities. We enact our beliefs and values by investing in a continual process of strengthening awareness and deepening cultural competence.