Michelle Mercado

Michelle Mercado serves as the Chief Program Officer. In this role, she oversees the work of our full national portfolio of partner engagements with a focus on ensuring sustainability and impact. Michelle Mercado brings nearly two decades of experience in education including her time as a teacher in New York City and an Academic Director in Bukoba, Tanzania. Michelle previously served as the Senior Vice President of Consulting for TNTP, a national education nonprofit focused on ensuring all students have access to a high quality education. In this role, Michelle oversaw TNTP’s portfolio of consulting work across the country with a focus on building thriving teams and positioning TNTP to achieve impact. Michelle is also a member of Education Leaders of Color, a Latinos for Education Board Fellow and a Rocketship Public Schools Board Member. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Western Illinois University and a Master’s in the Science of Teaching from Fordham University.