Board of Directors

The Gestalt Community Schools Board of Directors is a dedicated group of community volunteers who serve as the governing entity for Power Center Academy Schools, Humes Preparatory Academy, Klondike Preparatory Academy, Nexus STEM Academy, and the charter management office.

For more information regarding board meeting dates, location, and agendas, please click here. For policies governing attendance, grading, grievances, and student conduct please click here.

Ashanta Evans Blackwell, (Board President), Vice President General Counsel, Teach For America, ablackwell [at] gestaltcs [dot] org

Courtney Leon, Program Officer, Plough Foundation, cleon [at] gestaltcs [dot] org

Holly Coleman, Program Director for Education, Hyde Foundation, hcoleman1 [at] gestaltcs [dot] org

Karen Kruse, President, FTB Advisors, kkruse [at] gestaltcs [dot] org

Mark Levine, President, Southern Growth Studio, mlevine [at] gestaltcs [dot] org

Yetta Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, Gestalt Community Schools, ylewis [at] gestaltcs [dot] org

Patti Ray, Former Head of the Upper School, St Mary's Episcopal School, pray [at] gestaltcs [dot] org

Kristin Walker, Performance Management Program Manager Strategy & Innovation, Shelby County Schools, kwalker [at] gestaltcs [dot] org

Tammie Williams, Supervisor, Juvenile Services, State of Tennessee, twilliams [at] gestaltcs [dot] org