Shakiela Richardson

Shakiela Richardson has over 15 years of experience in education. She has served in several capacities such as a high school English teacher and instructional coach for Newark Public Schools and teachers assistant for students with special needs at A. Harry Moore, a laboratory school at New Jersey City University. She has also facilitated curriculum training and professional development learning opportunities for English teachers for organizations such as NCTE and Student Achievement Partners.

Shakiela transitioned from the district and joined UnboundEd in 2015. Since then, she has held various roles, such as ELA specialist, ELA director, and co-leader of the organization’s internal engagement and belonging initiatives. Shakiea supervises the operations and content development of the Virtual Summit leadership pathways. She also creates professional development content in partnership with the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies.