Sheena Lights

Director, Business Development, Operations & Finance

Sheena has worked in education for over 15 years including both teaching and school administration. She began her career as an award winning elementary school teacher in New Haven Connecticut with Teach For America. Most recently Sheena has led Business Development and Strategic Partnerships and Growth for several education organizations. She has deep content expertise in equitable instructional practice in math and college and career-ready standards. Sheena has supported local and state level education agencies to create equitable learning environments for all students, especially those who’ve been historically disenfranchised, those with significant unfinished learning from previous grades, and those learning English. Sheena is a lover of math, and can often be heard reminding her friends and family that MATH IS LIFE!

Sheena is originally from Chicago, and earned her BA from Howard University in Psychology with a minor in Sociology. She currently resides in the Atlanta area with her 5 year old son, Chance. Sheena loves to cook and garden, and is connecting with her ancestors and familial roots in the south.