Name:  Michael Temblador
School: East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School
Current Position: 1st Grade Teacher
TFA Corps Year and Region: Chicago 07
Undergraduate School and Degree: Business Marketing
Previous jobs held & places worked prior to LHA:
Student Mentor and Teach For America Corps Member Advisor
What do you love about your job?
I like looking at each student and trying to figure out how to push them as hard as possible.  
How are TFA and LHA aligned?
Lighthouse Academies puts all Teach For America Alumni and Corps Members in a place where they can succeed. It is an environment that cares about eliminating the achievement gap and putting our students into college. It truly wants the best for each and every student.
Why do you teach and lead at Lighthouse Academies?  
I teach at Lighthouse because it is a place where I am not only a teacher but a member of community both in and out of school. 

Name: Duane Krambeck
School: West Gary Lighthouse Charter School
Current Position: Director of Instruction, Upper Academy
TFA Corps Year and Region: 06 Miami – 07 Chicago
Undergraduate School and Degree: Indiana University, Bloomington. BA Spanish and Anthropology
Previous jobs held & places worked prior to LHA: Miami Dade public schools 3rd grade math/science. Robert half international, Staffing Manager
What do you love about your job? Everything! Working with amazing teachers, motivated scholars, and a supportive leadership team.
How are TFA and LHA aligned? We have 5 CM’s/alums out of 10 teachers in our Upper Academy.  LHA and TFA share a vision of providing excellent education in urban areas in order to close the achievement gap.  We both have a incredible sense of urgency in this matter as organizations and align ourselves with professionals that are aligned to our core values and motivated to make drastic change with our students.
Why do you teach and lead at Lighthouse Academies
I teach and lead at Lighthouse Academies because today truly must be that one day that we prepare all of our students for college and beyond.

Name: Wendy Drake
School: Monument Lighthouse Charter School
Current Position: 3rd Grade Teacher
TFA Corps Year and Region: Indianapolis 2008
Undergraduate School and Degree: Indiana University - Bloomington; Human Development/Family Studies
Graduate School and Degree: Currently seeking my Masters of Arts in Teaching from Marian University in Indianapolis, IN
Previous jobs held & places worked prior to LHA: Student at Indiana University; 2nd Grade Teacher in Indianapolis Public Schools
What do you love about your job?
I love coming to work every day knowing that I am making a difference in the lives of children.  I love knowing that I can set these children on a better and brighter path towards their future as I help them close the achievement gap.  Really, it is the children who are closing the gap, but I get to help facilitate that every day to the best of my ability.  I can show these children what it means to never give up on themselves as I show them that I will never give up on them as learners or myself as their teacher.
How are TFA and LHA aligned?
TFA and LHA align in many ways.  Both are extremely passionate about closing the achievement gap in our country.  TFA and Lighthouse both rely heavily on data to help drive instruction.  This takes any guess-work out of where the students are academically.   Both believe that all children can and will learn, and it is up to the teacher to find creative and innovative ways to reach every learner.
Why do you teach and lead at Lighthouse Academies?
I teach and lead at Lighthouse Academies because I believe in our students and I want to be a part of transforming their lives through education.

Name: Sarah Beth Greenberg
School: Bronx Lighthouse Charter School
Current Position: Data and Assessment Coordinator
TFA Corps Year and Region: 2005 New Mexico
Undergraduate School and Degree: Cornell University: BA- Sociology
Graduate School and Degree: University of New Mexico MA Elementary Education
Previous jobs held & places worked prior to LHA:
Kindergarten Teacher, Thoreau Elementary School Program Director, Teach for America- New Mexico Corps Member Advisor, Teach for America- Houston School Director, Teach for America- Phoenix/Los Angeles College Success Network Founder- New Mexico 2nd Grade Teacher, TLF- Bronx Lighthouse Academies
What do you love about your job?
Assist our teachers in using data to drive their instruction in order to strategically moving our scholars forward.
How are TFA and LHA aligned?
Both TFA and LHA have made an unyielding commitment to do whatever it takes to set our scholars on a different path in life.  Both organizations are incredibly reflective and action oriented, which allows scholars to be served well and with an intense sense of urgency.
Why do you teach and lead at Lighthouse Academies?
I teach and lead at Lighthouse Academies because I believe ALL scholars deserve the opportunity to attain an excellent education, and I believe I can contribute to making that happen at BLCS.

Name: Chrissy Hart
School: Gary Lighthouse Charter School
Current Position: Principal
TFA Corps Year and Region: 2000 DC
Undergraduate School and Degree: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Electrical Engineering
Graduate School and Degree: The American University, MAT , Secondary Education
Previous jobs held & places worked prior to LHA: TFA Corps Member Sousa Middle School, Teacher KIPP DC: KEY Academy, Director of KIPP to College, KIPP Ascend
What do you love about your job?
I love working with a group of dedicated and like-minded teachers that inspire me to work hard for them and our students every single day. I love our kids and watching the growth that they have made year after year and watching them develop not only as scholars, but as great people.
How are TFA and LHA aligned?
The mission to prepare students for college and believing that every child is capable of and will achieve the goal of graduating from college. On top of that the organization is reflective, data driven and seeking to always improve which is a lot like TFA and great TFA teachers.
Why do you teach and lead at Lighthouse Academies?
I teach and lead at Lighthouse Academies because of our kids. 

Name: Regan Kelly
School:East Coast (BLCS, MetLCS, PLPCS)
Current Position:Regional Vice President
TFA Corps Year and Region:Los Angeles 1999
Undergraduate School and Degree:Barnard College, Columbia University, BA
Graduate School and Degree:Harvard Graduate School of Education, MEd
Previous jobs held & places worked prior to LHA: Compton Unified School District (teacher, mentor, alternative certification instructor); Teach For America (program design specialist); Los Angeles Unified School District (instructional coach in literacy)
What do you love about your job?
I love working with a group of dedicated and diverse people.
How are TFA and LHA aligned?
They both are aimed at bringing about change by providing opportunity to students and closing the achievement gap.
Why do you teach and lead at Lighthouse Academies?
I teach and lead at Lighthouse Academies because I work with a group of talented, committed people who are all focused on the same important goal – preparing our students for college.

There are currently 42 Teach For America alumni and 26 corps members teaching and leading in the Lighthouse Academies network. Here are the bios of a sampling of these staff members.

Michael Temblador
1st Grade Teacher

Duane Krambeck
Director of Instruction

Wendy Drake
3rd Grade Teacher

Sarah Beth Greenberg
Data and Assessment Coordinator

Chrissy Hart
Principal

Regan Kelly
Vice President, Eastern Region