Shukurat Adamoh-Faniyan

A native Washingtonian, Shukurat Adamoh-Faniyan serves as the Executive Director of Reading Partners DC, a nonprofit that places community volunteers in elementary schools to help students master essential reading skills.  Ms. Adamoh-Faniyan previously worked as Executive Director of Democracy Prep Congress Heights PCS, a PK-8 public charter school serving more than 700 scholars in Ward 8, and at Imagine Southeast PCS.  She also worked at Heads Up, a nonprofit that provides summer and after-school enrichment programs to DC youth, and at Leadership for Education Equity, a nonprofit leadership development organization.  A Ward 8 resident, Ms. Adamoh-Faniyan graduated from the University of New Orleans with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and from American University with a Master of Arts in Teaching.