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Who We Are

We are an organization that acts as the bridge between single-site charter schools leaders of color and the resources/funding they need to continue serving students. We provide community, consulting, leadership development and access to education equity stakeholders.

Our Team

Ashley Johnson-Antoine is an accomplished education and nonprofit leader currently serving as Senior Manager of Network and Programs at the National Charter Collaborative. With more than 11 years of progressive achievement in operations and program management, she brings extensive expertise in scaling performance-based organizations and developing innovative talent programs. Johnson-Antoine began her career in education as a paraprofessional at Algiers Charter Schools, progressing through teaching and leadership roles at New Beginnings Charter School and InspireNOLA Schools. She holds a Master’s in Educational Leadership & Administration, and a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from Southern University. Active in her community, she volunteers with various organizations including The New Orleans People’s Assembly and InspireNOLA Schools’ community giveaway programs.

Ashley Johnson-Antoine

Ashley Johnson-Antoine

Rashaun Kemp

Rashaun Kemp

Senior Director of Advocacy and Stakeholder Engagement

Rashaun Kemp joined the NCC team as Senior Director of Advocacy and Stakeholder Engagement in 2022. A multifaceted advocate, Rashaun brings extensive expertise in educational leadership and classroom experience, having served as a teacher, principal, state education agency leader, and advocate. Prior to joining NCC, he served as the inaugural Executive Director of the Freedom Coalition of Charter Schools and held the position of Senior Vice President at the Georgia Charter Schools Association. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Rashaun earned his B.A. in Political Science from Wright State University and a master’s in educational leadership from Capella University. With a background that includes leading the Ohio Department of Education’s charter school office and spearheading advocacy efforts at the Georgia Charter Schools Association, Rashaun is a seasoned professional based in Atlanta, Georgia.

In October 2024, Jonta Morris joined NC as Senior Director of Leadership Development, bringing over a decade of transformative educational leadership experience. Prior to this role, served as Senior Director of the BES Fellowship at Building Excellent Schools. In 2016 Morris founded and served as CEO of Legacy Prep, Birmingham’s first charter school, where her leadership drove exceptional student outcomes with 89% of students showing growth in reading and 94% in math in their first year. Her entrepreneurial success earned recognition from prestigious organizations including NewSchools Venture Fund and Charter School Growth Fund. Morris’s career in education began with Teach For America before progressing through leadership roles at KIPP. Morris holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Master of Education from National Louis University.

Jonta Morris

Senior Director of Leadership Development

Naomi Shelton

Naomi Shelton

Chief Executive Officer

Naomi N. Shelton, with over 15 years of management, advocacy, and communications expertise, is the CEO of the National Charter Collaborative (NCC), a non-profit dedicated to enhancing diversity and performance in the nation’s charter school sector. Leading a network of over 450 charter school leaders of color across 25 states and DC, Shelton focuses on supporting the success of single-site schools.

Prior to NCC, she served as the inaugural Director of Community Engagement at the KIPP Foundation and as the inaugural Director of K-12 Advocacy for UNCF, where she deepened her appreciation for education leaders of color. In this role, she led national and local engagement efforts to advocate for Black students’ college and career readiness.

Shelton’s versatile expertise includes crisis support, project management, and public relations for private, public, and non-profit organizations. Her background includes roles in Washington, DC’s Executive Office of the Mayor during Mayor Adrian M. Fenty’s administration. Additionally, she began her career at Xenophon Strategies, Inc., managing operational functions and providing media relations and crisis communications counsel.

A dedicated Washington, DC resident, Shelton served on the DC Public Charter School Board and is currently on the board of the Wayfinder Foundation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Tougaloo College and resides in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood of the District.

Our Board

K. Chase Patterson

Chief Executive Officer

Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh

William Haft

Board Treasurer

Director – Tandem Learning Partners

Peggy McLeod, Ed.d.

Board Chair

Independent Consultant

Tania de Sa Campos

Independent Consultant

Ronald Rice

Board Secretary

Senior Director, Government Relations-

National Alliance For Public Charter

Schools

Daniela Anello

Board Vice Chair

Head of School –

DC Bilingual Public Charter School (DCB PCB)

Rafiq Kalam Id-Din II Esq

Co-Founder, Managing Partner –

Ember Charter School for Mindful

Education, Innovation and

Transformation

Kim Smith

Co-Founder of NCC

Executive Director of the League of

Innovative Schools – Digital Promise

Trish Millines Dziko

Co-Founder of NCC

Executive Director – Technology

Access Foundation

Jaqlyn Cornejo Baldwin

Executive Director –

Siembra Leadership High School & SLHS Foundation

Anpao Duta Flying Earth

Executive Director –

NACA-Inspired Schools Network