Hall of Fame

Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS) is now the DC Charter School Alliance!

Please visit www.dccharters.org to learn about our new organization and to see the latest news and information related to DC charter schools.

The FOCUS DC website is online to see historic information, but is not actively updated.

FOCUS created the DC Charter Hall of Fame in 2016 to recognize the key individuals whose contributions have helped shape DC's thriving charter sector.

Inductees

Josephine Baker

Former Executive Director

DC Public Charter School Board

Robert Cane

Former Executive Director

Friends of Choice in Urban Schools

Sonia Gutierrez

Senior Advisor

Carlos Rosario International PCS

Donald Hense

Chairman & Founder

Friendship PCS

Jack McCarthy

CEO

AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation

Julie Meyer

Former Executive Director

The Next Step PCS

linda moore

Founder

Elsie Whitlow Stokes PCS

Malcolm Peabody

President

Peabody Theoharis Management

Cassandra Pinkney

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Eagle Academy PCS

Irasema Salcido

Founder

Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools