Meet Our Senior Staff

Jonas Crenshaw, Jr. - CEO

Jonas Crenshaw, Jr. is an educational professional with twenty years of administrative experience in Mississippi and Pennsylvania:

11 years of building level leadership experience
5 years of senior level charter school experience
Former district HR Director

Some of his notable accomplishments include:

Keynote Speaker of 2011 Mississippi Department of Education School Improvement Symposium
Former Principal Coach at National Principals Leadership Institute
Facilitator at Harvard Turnaround Principal Institute
Co-founder of Mississippi Association of School Personnel Administrators
KIPP Leadership Design Fellow
Featured administrator of Mayor's Blue Ribbon Commission on School Safety (Philadelphia, PA)

Jonas is skilled in school design/redesign:

Served as principal and redesigned a STEM magnet high school
Led high school redesign initiatives for the largest charter operator in Philadelphia, PA.
Helped codify school model and supported the opening of three charter schools in Milwaukee, WI.

Hargie Crenshaw, Ph.D. - Chief Strategist and Senior PArtner

Dr. Hargie Crenshaw is a retired educator with more than 40 years of educational experience

24 years of classroom experience
5 years of building-level leadership experience
13 years of district-level leadership experience (Professional Development and Human Resources)
13 years of consulting experience

Some of Dr. Crenshaw's notable accomplishments include:

President of Mississippi Staff Development Council
Consultant for Mississippi Department of Education
Consultant for Northwest Regional Education Laboratory
Consultant for SERVE

Hargie is an expert in professional development, leadership coaching, and science curriculum and instructional strategies.