Danielle Kelsick

Chief Academic Officer BA, Amherst College MA, Harvard Divinity School email danielle kelsick Danielle Kelsick is the Chief Academic Officer at Environmental Charter Schools. She was previously the Assistant Principal of Environmental Charter Middle School – Inglewood. Danielle believes that public education should empower students to think for themselves and be agents of change in…

Alison Suffet Diaz

Director of Growth & Sustainability JD, Temple Law School BS, Suny Albany email alison suffet diaz Alison Suffet Diaz is the Founder of Environmental Charter Schools. With a dynamic team and under Alison’s leadership as the Executive Director & CEO for the majority of the last 20 years, ECS has flourished into award-winning schools. Environmental…

Kami Cotler

Director of Strategic Initiatives email kami cotler   Active in the charter school movement since 2003, Kami Cotler is currently the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Environmental Charter Schools. Kami began her education career in a small, rural district in Virginia, where she taught in an interdisciplinary, alternative program for at-risk high school students. Returning…

Dr. Beth Bernstein-Yamashiro

Director of Principal Development/Coach BA, Women’s Studies, UC Berkeley MA, Education (and Teaching Credentials), Stanford Ed.D., Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education email beth bernstein-yamashiro Dr. Beth Bernstein-Yamashiro is the Director of Principal Development/Coach at ECS. She was most recently the Founding Principal at ECMS-Inglewood. Beth has spent the past 25 years in various realms…

Charity Rock

Secondary Math Specialist BA, Economics, University of California-Irvine MA, Education, National University Teaching Credential, Mathematics and Multicultural Learners emphasis Email Charity Rock “If we can’t measure it, it doesn’t exist,” Abraham Verghese. Charity Rock prides herself on data-driven instruction, proven practices, and increased student awareness. She is an advocate for both students and teachers. Her…