FIA was founded in March 2019 by East Oakland school leaders and families in response to growing local and statewide political threats to accessing quality public schools. Today, FIA brings district and charter school communities together to build strategy and campaigns. We are realizing our collective agency and power.
FIA Leadership Support Team

Kimi Kean
CEO and Co-Founder

Priscilla Zamora
Director of Operations

Michael McDaniel Jr.
Political Director & Family Organizer

Javier Barraza
Youth Organizer

Erica Baires
Parent Organizer

Susan Singleton
Bilingual Family Organizer

Ryan Phillips
Communications

Corey Timpson
Partner, Organizing

Charles Cole III
Partner, Energy Convertors

Dirk Tillotson
Co-Founder
Meet our board of directors

Kimi Kean
CEO and Co-Founder

Karla Bonilla
FIA Youth Leader; Student, UC Berkeley

Ida Oberman
Founder, Community School for Creative Education

Larissa Adam
Superintendent, Education for Change

Rocio Gonzalez
FIA Parent Leader Lazear

Michelle Thompson
Board Chair, FIA Parent Leader Aspire Berkeley Maynard

Leroy Gaines
Network Superintendent, Oakland Unified School District

Maribel Gonzalez
Executive Director, 5C