by Charlie Albanetti | Aug 1, 2014 | Speakers-2014
Charles is an organizer and community advocate with Strong Economy For All; a labor/community advocacy group focusing on issues of economic and tax fairness, wages and jobs and inequality. Charles was born and raised on Long Island, NY. Graduated in 2010 from Penn...
by Charlie Albanetti | Aug 1, 2014 | Speakers-2014
Jasmine Gripper has spent over 5 years working as a teacher. She quickly realized that education policies impacting the classroom are often decided by those who have little to no classroom experience. In order to effect genuine change and address the growing...
by Charlie Albanetti | Aug 1, 2014 | Speakers-2014
Kat Fisher is Lead Organizer of the Hudson Valley chapter. Formerly a high school teacher and entrepreneur, she has worked on numerous issue and electoral campaigns with Alliance for Quality Education in the Hudson Valley, was a volunteer with Metro Justice and OFA...
by Charlie Albanetti | Aug 1, 2014 | Speakers-2014
Maria C. Fernandez is currently the Senior Coordinator for the Urban Youth Collaborative (UYC), a citywide coalition of New York City students of color fighting for comprehensive education reform in NYC public schools. For the past 11 years, Maria has been organizing...
by Charlie Albanetti | Aug 1, 2014 | Speakers-2014
Patricia A. Fahy was elected in November 2012 to represent the 109th Assembly District from the City of Albany, and the Towns of Bethlehem, Guilderland, and New Scotland. Pat successfully ran on a platform of education and jobs, bringing over two decades of experience...