We’re on a mission to minimize absenteeism.

As a teacher, Miriam observed first-hand the impact attendance, and absenteeism, had on her students. She helped launch her school’s first Attendance Team, a group of faculty charged with implementing strategies to increase school-wide attendance. She found that the most successful intervention was to ensure families were informed of, and involved in, attendance conversations.

In addition to her leadership role at Kinvolved, Miriam is co-leader of the Attendance Subcommittee for South Bronx Rising Together, a STRIVE Together Collective Impact Organization, and a mentor for the Social Innovation Initiative and Women's Launch Pad at Brown University, from which she graduated with an Honors BA. She holds an MPA from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, and a MA, Ed., from Lehman College.

Prior to Kinvolved, as an AmeriCorps VISTA member Alexandra served communities in the South Bronx, educating and advocating for families of children with special needs. She organized a support group for parents of children with autism, which she grow from five to more than one hundred participants over five years.

Alexandra is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community; she also mentors entrepreneurs in New York University’s Accelerator Programs. She holds an MPA in Health Policy and Analysis from NYU's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service and a BA in Psychology from Lafayette College.

Throughout her career, Tyeshia has leveraged her talents to help reduce the opportunity gap for students. Prior to Kinvolved, she worked at Teach For America and the New York City Department of Education, and she consulted for a number of education startups. She is a native Brooklynite with a Masters of Public Administration in Management from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, and a B.A. and B.S. from SUNY Buffalo.

Ramelle joined Kinvolved with several years of experience in New York City schools both in direct service and data systems management. In both the NYC Department of Education and charter sector, she has worked with educators to create attendance policies and interventions as well as developed data systems and tools designed for school administration and faculty.

Ramelle is currently an MPA candidate at NYU's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service and holds a BA in Political Science with a concentration in Public Policy from Kenyon College.

Xantal was born and raised in Guatemala. In 2012, she moved to the US to attend University of San Francisco, where she graduated with honors as a Communication Studies major with an emphasis on Peace and Justice Studies. Xantal participated in the International Peace and Security Institute’s Conflict Prevention, Resolution, & Reconciliation Symposium, and later moved to the East Coast, where she joined Kinvolved in 2017.