IDEA Public Charter School

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1027 45th St. NE, Washington, DC 20019 Phone: (202) 399-4750
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Board of Trustees

Calvin R. Snowden,
Chair
Director, University for the People (Ret.)
Government Services Administration
Lakeshia Highsmith,
Vice Chair
People and Culture Leader
Rock Content
 
Giz Andargeh,
Governance  Chair/Facilities Committee
Interim Executive Director
Real Property Tax Appeals Commission
 
Tiffini Andorful, PhD,
Academic Committee

Senior Director of Network Engagement
CityBridge

Edward Dunson,
Facilities Chair
Architecture Professor
Howard University
 
Kelly Nakamoto, JD,
Finance Chair
Tax Partner
PwC
Kathleen Black,
Academic Committee
Chief Academic Officer
Rochester Public Schools
Candice Durham,
Academic Chair

CEO, Imagine Consulting
 
 
Tawanda Johnson,
Parent Trustee
DC Library
IDEA Parent
 
Rufus Brown
 
 
Chibundu Nnake, Governance Committee
 
Sydney Stein,
Finance Committee
Consultant
Versant Partners
 
 
 
Lauren Belcher, Governance Committee
 
Board of Trustees Meetings
2023-2024 School Year
 
Board of Trustees meetings are open to the public and will be held at the school with a virtual link unless otherwise noted and posted in advance. Regular board meetings occur quarterly. The meeting dates for the 2023-2024 school year are:
  • September 26, 2023 (Agenda)
  • December 5, 2023
  • March 5, 2024
  • May 21, 2024


All meetings are open to the public. Join Zoom Meeting using this link.
You can find the board meeting minutes, along with IDEA’s 990s, fiscal audits, and operating budget, on the DC Public Charter School Board website.