As both the founder of East Ed and a member of the Black Panther Party, Randolph has devoted his career to promoting equity and diversity in education and communities. He is currently a founding member of ALMA Partners. Randolph was a Fellow in the Harvard University School Leadership Program, Graduate School of Education, where he received a master’s degree in education with a school leadership qualification. He is currently a doctoral student in the School of Education Leadership and Change at Fielding University. He was a middle school reading specialist, a school administrator, and while at the National Association of Independent Schools, he directed their equity programming and founded two of their signature projects: People of Color Conference and Student Diversity Leadership Conference. Randolph has also served on numerous school boards, including Fielding Graduate University and the Institute for Community Enrichment. He is a member of the Education Committee of the New Press. His publications include peer-reviewed articles and book reviews published in national journals.

Amy M. McNamer is the Executive Director at AISGW. Early in her career, she taught at the Casablanca American School, Morocco, and she has practiced law for twenty years in a variety of contexts in the private and public sectors. She worked as an attorney with law firms in San Francisco and Washington before joining the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in 2004, where she was a Senior Attorney in the Enforcement Division for over ten years.

Amy has also provided strategic consulting to several area non-profits as a volunteer for Compass Pro Bono, assisting non-profit boards with governance issues and strategic alignment matters. She and her husband, Jim Neill, have three children, all of whom attend or have attended local independent schools. Born and raised in Montana, Amy holds her BA in European History from Harvard and earned her JD at Georgetown.

James has more than 26 years’ experience in independent schools and institutions of higher learning. He currently serves as the Director of Community Engagement at The Potomac School. Previously, he has served in various roles in different institutions, such as the Director of College Counseling, Dean of Student Life and College Counseling, and Director of Multicultural Retention.

Additionally, James is the co-founder of Hightower Scholars, Inc., a nonprofit that works to promote access to higher education. He holds a bachelor’s degree in African and African American Studies from Penn State.

Gladys joined The Potomac School in 2022 as a lower school math specialist. Her 27-year teaching career began in El Salvador where she taught at private Catholic schools, and the American and British Schools. She has taught PK, Kindergarten, first, third, fifth, and sixth grade, and a brief stint as a College professor at Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador. 

When Gladys first came to the USA in 2002 she was a member of  VIF (Visiting International Faculty Program). In 2006, she was honored as Wake County Public Schools Teacher of the Year.

Beyond Glady's work as a math specialist at Potomac, she also partners on diversity work in the lower school.

Charaun joined The Potomac School in 2021 as a science teacher and DEI coordinator. She attended St. John's University, majoring in adolescent education and biology. Shortly after, she began a teaching fellowship at Rye Country Day School, which allowed her to teach full-time and attend graduate school at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Charaun has demonstrated strong leadership qualities and has seen her roles evolve during her time at Potomac. She has been instrumental in refreshing the school's approach to diversity training and professional development. 

Alexa joined Potomac in August of 2023 as a Teaching Fellow. She graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in mathematics. 

In her two years as a teaching fellow, she has spent time working with the upper school math department, teaching geometry and precalculus. She has also been an advisor for a group of students. Beyond her work in the classroom, Alexa enjoys working with Potomac's service learning program.