Meet The Laureate
Leadership Team

Claire Heckerman-Whitehead

Chief Executive Officer & Founder 

Leslie Johnson

Principal

Semaj Allen-Raymond

Chief of Staff 

Eron Jenkins

Chief of Finance & Talent Management 

Vanessa Brown-Lewis 

Assistant Principal 

Dominique Walker

Assistant Principal

Monica Sails-Gaines

Coordinator of Diverse Learners

Julie Bieller 

Special Education Compliance Coordinator 

Tess Proctor 

Special Projects Coordinator

Ja'Aunta Parker

Special Projects Coordinator

Rob Young

School Operations Manager 

Nikohl Mckinzy

K-2 Instructional Coach