Meet our Fellows

Principals and system leaders are more than the engine of education in Philadelphia—they are the heart of it. Our program participants work tirelessly to do what is right for the children whom they serve, and their dedication is felt across communities throughout our city.

Neubauer Fellows served more than 92,000 Philadelphia students in the 2022-2023 school year. View more stats on our Fellows here, or browse the full Fellow Listing below to learn more about these leaders and their work. To view our Fellows by cohort, please visit:

All Fellows
April Brown
Principal, Thomas K. Finletter Academics Plus School
School District of Philadelphia
2020 Neubauer Fellow
Dr. David Brown
Principal, Ad Prima Charter School – Overbrook Campus
Ad Prima Charter School
2020 Neubauer Fellow
Dr. Amelia Coleman Brown
Associate Superintendent of K-8, Middle and Charter
Prince George’s County Public Schools
2016 Neubauer Fellow
Stacey Burnley
Principal, Edwin M. Stanton School
School District of Philadelphia
2017 Neubauer Fellow
Michael J. Calderone
Principal, Frankford High School
School District of Philadelphia
2016 Neubauer Fellow
Connie Carnivale
Principal, Henry A. Brown Academics Plus Elementary School
School District of Philadelphia
2017 Neubauer Fellow
Eileen Carr
Principal, Ridge Park Elementary School (Conshohocken, PA)
Colonial School District
2015 Neubauer Fellow
Jason Carrion
Principal, Cayuga Elementary School
School District of Philadelphia
2019 Neubauer Fellow
Derrick Cartwright
Principal, Mastery Charter School, Shoemaker Campus
Mastery Charter Schools
2024 Neubauer Fellow
Aliya Catanch-Bradley
Principal, Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School
School District of Philadelphia
2019 Neubauer Fellow
Peter Chapla
Former Principal, Father Judge High School
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
2020 Neubauer Fellow
Dr. Pauline Cheung
Principal, Francis Scott Key School
School District of Philadelphia
2019 Neubauer Fellow
Jamina Clay-Dingle
Assistant Superintendent
School District of Philadelphia
2016 Neubauer Fellow
David Cohen
Principal, Dr. Tanner G. Duckrey Public School
School District of Philadelphia
2022 Neubauer Fellow
Shira Woolf Cohen
Founder
Innovageous Educational Consulting
2017 Neubauer Fellow
Leah Coleman
Principal, Joseph Greenberg School
School District of Philadelphia
2019 Neubauer Fellow