Marissa Alberty, Ed.L.D

Marissa Alberty supports the National and State Partnerships team in building and supporting coalitions in partner communities that advocate for equity at the national, state, and district levels. Marissa began her career in education as a pre-K teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma, then in Washington, D.C. as a middle school teacher. She later returned to Oklahoma City to lead professional development and coach new teachers as the director of family & community partnerships at Teach for America. She went on to become chief of staff, steering the region toward a vision and strategy rooted in community partnership, as well as led diversity, equity and inclusion development. Marissa is currently completing her doctorate in Education Leadership (EdLD) at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, where she also received her master’s in education for international education policy.