Leadership & Board

About Uplift Education

As a public charter school, our leadership structure varies slightly from a traditional ISD. We have a Chief Executive Officer instead of a superintendent, and we have an appointed Board of Directors instead of an elected school board. Our Central Management Offices (CMO), located in Pegasus Park in Dallas, oversee the broad business functions of the network, such as Human Resources, Accounting and Finance, IT, Development and Academic Coordination, while each of our campuses has its own set of leaders. All entities work together to ensure every scholar is receiving a top level education. See our leadership below.

The Board of Directors consists of community leaders who have a passion for education. Our Board members represent all areas of the metroplex and a variety of professions, but all are strong advocates for educational choice. Through their guidance and innovation, Uplift Education has grown to the largest public charter network in D/FW. Click to view our Board of Directors.

Yasmin Bhatia, CEO

Yasmin Bhatia is the Chief Executive Officer of Uplift Education. Yasmin joined Uplift Education in 2009 after having been a consultant at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, for 9 years. Yasmin brings her experience in helping clients develop and execute strategies and building organizational capacity to Uplift during this critical period of growth for the organization. While at McKinsey, Yasmin served the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, the City of Dallas, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Yasmin holds an undergraduate degree in Finance and Business Honors from the University of Texas in Austin and a MBA from Stanford University. She and her husband reside in Dallas with their daughter Isabel and sons Ian and Mason.

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Executive Team

Dr. Remy Washington
Dr. Remy Washington
President
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Alexander Berk
Chief Legal Officer
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Leslie Berlin
Chief Financial Officer
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Deborah Bigham
Chief of External Affairs
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Johnny Deas
Chief Operations Officer
Dr. John Gasko
Dr. John Gasko
Chief Well-Being and SEL Officer
Amanda Martin
Amanda Martin
Chief of Staff
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Vieanna Austin
Deputy Chief of People
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Jonathan Dant
Deputy Chief of Primary Schools
Daniel Gray
Daniel Gray
Deputy Chief of College and Career
Kenya Jackson
Kenya Jackson
Deputy Chief of Secondary Schools
Priscilla Parhms
Priscilla Parhms
Deputy Chief of Primary Learning Acceleration

Managing Directors

Mandi Cannon
Mandi Cannon
Managing Director - Middle + High
Uplift Grand, Uplift Mighty, Uplift North Hills, Uplift Elevate
Mauricio Dominguez
Mauricio Dominguez
Managing Director
Uplift Williams
Amanda Dudley
Amanda Dudley
Managing Director - Primary
Uplift Grand, Uplift Heights, Uplift Infinity, Uplift North Hills, Uplift Triumph
Karen Evans
Karen Evans
Managing Director - Middle + High
Uplift Ascend, Uplift Wisdom, Uplift Hampton, Uplift Summit
Chermanda Frazier
Chermanda Frazier
Managing Director - Primary
Uplift Pinnacle, Uplift Summit, Uplift White Rock Hills, Uplift Wisdom
Aleia Mcdaniel
Aleia McDaniel
Managing Director - Primary
Uplift Ascend, Uplift Crescendo, Uplift Elevate, Uplift Meridian, Uplift Mighty
Hannah Mensah
Hannah Mensah
Managing Director - Primary
Uplift Atlas, Uplift Gradus, Uplift Hampton, Uplift Luna