Regular Meeting: Los Angeles Schools

 

Come join our next meeting on Thursday, November 1, where our speaker will be Allison Bajracharya of Camino Nuevo Charter Academy.  

 

Allison Bajracharya’s career has been motivated by social justice and a vision to ensure all students have access to great public schools.  She is the Chief Operations and Strategy Officer for Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, an organization serving 3600 students across eight schools in the MacArthur Park neighborhood.  Before joining the Camino team, she was the founding California State Executive Director of Murmuration, a startup organization dedicated to civic engagement and sustainable policy change in public schools.

 

Previously Allison worked at the California Charter Schools Association, where she wore many hats - from Managing Regional Director of Advocacy to Senior Vice President of Organizing.

 

Allison’s professional experiences also include serving as the Managing Director of District Strategy at Teach for America and as the Director of Community Affairs for former LAUSD School Board Member Marlene Canter.  Allison started her career as a Teach for America high school teacher in New Orleans.

Allison received her bachelor's degree from Middlebury College and her master's in public policy from the University of Southern California.  She is active on the boards of the Silverlake Jewish Community Center, the STEM Preparatory Schools, and United Parents and Students, and is currently running for a seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education.

 

Join us for happy hour/dinner 6-7pm at the 3F Invention Bar at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, followed by our meeting at 7:15pm. 

 

Guests and visiting Rotarians welcome!