Jeff is a seasoned finance and operations executive.  He has spent the last 10 years with TenSquare (a charter school consulting org.) improving operational and financial practices of various charter schools in Washington, DC and nationally.  From 2009 until 2014, Jeff served as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer at Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy. At Chavez, Jeff solidified structures and revamped the organization, resulting in removal from charter warning and then achieving a 15-year charter renewal.

Prior to Chavez Schools, Mr. Cooper spent 20 years as a leader in the private sector. He helped build and lead Capital One’s Enterprise Risk Management function. Prior to Capital One, Jeff was a Senior Manager in Deloitte Consulting’s Finance Operations and Strategy Practice where he helped numerous clients reduce cost, increase revenue and generally improve the efficiency of their operations.

Jeff has a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from Duke University and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Demetria Gartrell serves as the Managing Director of Schools of Center City Public Charter Schools, a public charter school whose mission is to empower students for lifelong success by building strong character, promoting academic excellence, and generating public service throughout Washington, DC.

Dr. Gartrell has over 20 years of professional experience working in urban school districts, paving the way for school reform. She uses her expertise to design programming, develop leaders, and manage partner relationships aligned with organization-wide goals. While at Center City, Demetria has served in two leadership roles and supported a few targeted initiatives. Before joining Center City, she held several leadership roles at Friendship Public Charter Schools. She believes in providing every student with a high-quality education and views school leadership as a critical lever in the transformation process.

Dr. Gartrell earned a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Kate is the Managing Director of Curriculum & Instruction for Center City Public Charter Schools. In this role, she oversees all academic departments and professional learning across the district and supervises a team of instructional specialists who work directly with teachers. In addition to her work with Center City, Kate also provides consulting services to SchoolKit Group, where she serves as a Project Lead with their Tennessee Math Partnership. Her career began more than 20 years ago as a high school math teacher. Her experience extends across six states in roles that span grades PreK-12 through graduate school. After working with students in New Mexico who had been left behind by public education, she was motivated to become a leader in the movement for educational equity. She has since supported teachers across the country as a school administrator, as a staff member for Teach For America, and as a graduate school curriculum designer and instructor for Relay Graduate School of Education. In 2013, she earned her Doctor of Education degree from the University of California-Los Angeles.