Our Members
DemocracyReady NY is proud to have a strong and committed statewide membership that includes educators, students, academics, educational professional associations, civic education nonprofits, youth organizations, parents, civic leaders, and advocates. We are dedicated to representing the entire state and fostering a coalition that is multigenerational, politically inclusive, and racially and socioeconomically diverse. We actively prioritize membership recruitment to meet these goals.
Organizations
Alliance for Quality Education
Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rico/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute
Capital Region Institute for Human Rights
Center for Educational Equity, Teachers College, Columbia University
Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook
Citizens' Committee for Children
Civics for All, New York City Department of Education
New York State Council for the Social Studies
New York State Council of School Superintendents
New York State Parent Teacher Association
New York State School Boards Association
New York State Unified Court System
New York State United Teachers
School Library Systems Association of New York
Individuals
Lindsey Cormack, Associate Professor of Political Science, Stevens Institute of Technology
Gail Ehrlich, Member, Law, Youth and Citizenship (LYC) Program, NYS Bar Association
Shira Epstein, Associate Professor, Social Studies and English Education Program Director at the City College of New York
Lisa Kissinger, Academic Administrator (Grades 6-12), Shenendehowa Central Schools; President, New York State Council for the Social Studies
Brett Levy, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice at the University at Albany, SUNY
Ioana Literat, Associate Professor of Communication, Media and Learning Technologies Design at Teachers College, Columbia University; Associate Director of the Media and Social Change (MaSC) Lab
John McNally, Middle School Grade Level Dean and History Teacher at the Horace Mann School
Jenny Osowski, 7-12 Social Studies Teacher at Otselic Valley Central School
Beth C. Rubin, Professor of Social Studies Education at Teachers College, Columbia University
Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Professor of English Education at Teachers College, Columbia University
Jaclyn Siegel, Academic Dean and History Teacher, Winston Preparatory School
Gail Sider, 4th grade teacher at Hutchinson School in Pelham, NY
Laura Smith, Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University
Barbara Stripling, Professor Emerita, Syracuse University
Paul Tomizawa, Elementary Technology Teacher at Scarsdale Public Schools
William Yang, K-12 Coordinator of Digital Learning and Literacy for the Scarsdale Public Schools
Youth Members
Ashley Erin Holness, New Rochelle & Albany, NY
Zachary Carino, Westbury, NY
Leila Adelstein, Latham
Olivia Bernier, East Irondequoit/Rochester
Chyanne Swain, Mount Vernon
Martine Dosa, Syracuse
Chris Kobara, Manhattan
Larissa Cashill, Manhattan
Aaron Berne, Manhattan
Destiny McKinney-Johnson, Queens
Justin Smiley-Careter, Queens
Jayron Salazar, Queens
Tiffany-Joy Blanding-Armstrong, Brooklyn,
Long Hui Jiang, Brooklyn
Janet Cuatlcuatl, Bronx
Vyck Volovnyk, Staten Island,
Prosny Louis, Hudson Valley
Peyton Salisbury, Capitol Region
Ayden Grace Githinji, Capitol Region
Miranda Chiguma, Central NY
Jireth Arias Diaz, Finger Lakes Region
Silas Alvarez, Finger Lakes Region