Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the Maya Angelou Public Schools and See Forever Foundation. Founded in 1997, we are the first charter management organization and foremost LEA-based voice dedicated exclusively to high school level and vocational schooling for alternative students and detained youth in Washington, DC.
We continue our 25 year tradition of character and career formation, academic excellence, and strong community ties by operating five independent campuses across the District. Students at all levels and abilities can succeed once introduced to the Maya Way!
The See Forever Foundation and Maya Angelou Schools are committed to building a diverse board of directors and staff which reflects the students, families, and communities where we serve.
High School Leadership Team
- Shantelle Wright-Cunningham, Principal
✉swrightcunningham@seeforever.org - Peter Smith, Assistant Principal
✉psmith@seeforever.org
Important Contacts for Students and Families:
- Stephen Liggon, Director of Community and Family Engagement
- Denean Stevens, Director of Student Recruitment and Retention (Enrollment)
Young Adult Learning Center Leadership Team
- Dr. Sean Yisrael, Director
✉syisrael@seeforever.org - Makuti Lee, Dean of Students/Student Development Manager
✉mlee@seeforever.org - Bruce Anderson, Assessment Specialist
✉banderson@seeforever.org
Important Contacts for Students and Families: Kewanna Wade, Enrollment Specialist
📋 Chief Executive Officer ∙ Clarisse Mendoza Davis (cmendoza@seeforever.org)
📊 Chief of Institutional Advancement ∙ Leah Lamb (llamb@seeforever.org)
📓 Chief of Schools ∙ Azalia Speight (aspeight@seeforever.org)
🎯 Deputy Chief of Policy, Performance & Advocacy ∙ Nora Shetty (nshetty@seeforever.org)
🧩 Deputy Chief of Student Support Services ∙ Kamal Wright-Cunningham (kwright-cunningham.org@seeforever.org)
🔑 Deputy Chief of Secure Programs ∙ Felecia Hayward (fhayward@seeforever.org)
David Domenici, JD, Board Chair
Director, Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings
Co-Founder, See Forever Foundation & Maya Angelou Schools
Clarisse Mendoza Davis
Chief Executive Officer
See Forever Foundation & Maya Angelou Schools
James Forman, Jr., JD
Professor, Yale Law School
Co-Founder, See Forever/ Maya Angelou Schools
Reid Weingarten, JD
Partner, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP
Emeritus Member*
Cheryl Mills, JD
Founder and CEO, BlackIvy Group
*All Maya Angelou Schools and See Forever Foundation Board members without lifelong or Emeritus memberships serve renewable two-year terms
Reginald Belle
Campaigns and Programs Fellow
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Darren Cambridge
President
Cambridge Learning Group
Cheryl Chun
Pediatrician
Kaiser Permanente
Andrew Dana
Co-Owner and Founder
Call Your Mother Deli, Timer Pizza Company
David Domenici, JD
Director, Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings
Co-Founder, See Forever/Maya Angelou Schools
James Forman, Jr., JD
Professor, Yale Law School
Co-Founder, See Forever/Maya Angelou Schools
Lewis Goss
Partner
Arent Fox LLP
Denise Jackson-Kelley
Parent Board Member
Employee – Capitol One
Julie Johnson, Ed.D
VP-Strategy
Complete College of America
Cheryl Mills, JD
Founder and CEO
BlackIvy Group
Alise Marshall | Board Chair
Senior Global Lead, Public Affairs
Pinterest
Shemeka Pugh
Parent Board Member
Michael Vu | Vice-Board Chair
VP
Artemis Real Estate Partners
Thomas White | Board Secretary
Partner
WilmerHale Law Firm