Leadership Programs

Travis J. Bristol (he/him/his)

Travis J. Bristol is an associate professor of teacher education and education policy in Berkeley’s School of Education and (by courtesy) the Department of African American Studies. He is also the faculty director of the Center for Research on Expanding Educational Opportunity. Before joining Berkeley's faculty, he was a Peter Paul Assistant Professor at Boston University. Using qualitative methods, Dr. Bristol explores three...

Leadership Programs 2024 in Review

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Francis Estabillo

Francis is a graduate student in the Principal Leadership Institute at UC Berkeley School of Education. His academic interests include critical pedagogy, equity-focused learning and instruction, and educational leadership for social justice.

Francis earned his Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education, majoring in mathematics, from the University of Pangasinan, in the Philippines. He then pursued a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis on mathematics education, from the University of Texas at Arlington. Currently, he is working on his dissertation at the...

Adrianna Jeanpierre

Adrianna Jeanpierre is a candidate in cohort 24 for the Masters in Educational Leadership at the Principal Leadership Institute.

Adrianna currently works as a school psychologist in West Contra Costa Unified School District with 14 years of experience. She has worked in the same capacity serving in Oakland Unified School District for the first 3 years of her career. She has supported students, colleagues, and staff in various ways via cultural responsiveness training and race & equity work, and most recently supported her district psychology department as co-lead for the past...

David Tommasini

David Tommasini is a Master's degree candidate in the 24th cohort of the Principal Leadership Institute program at UC Berkeley's School of Education.

David is currently a high school math teacher at Oakland High School, where he has taught for 4 years. Along with teaching, David is also one of the co-directors for the school’s recent immigrant student program.

Prior to Oakland High School, David earned his Masters degree in Education (Emphasis on English Language Learners) from National University, and a BA in History from the University of Washington (Seattle).

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Alifea Davis

Alifea Davis is a Master’s degree candidate in the 24th Cohort of the Principal Leadership Institute at UC Berkeley’s School of Education. Alifea was raised in North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a student-athlete. Graduating, with intentions of becoming a lawmaker for social justice, Mr. Davis attended New College of California School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law earning a Juris Doctorate and Latin Legum Magister, respectively.

Alifea is the Founder and Executive Director of The Diaspora Institute, a non-profit...

Kathy Locke

Kathy Locke is a Master's degree candidate in the 24th cohort of the Principal Leadership Institute program at UC Berkeley's School of Education. She has been teaching since 2002, beginning in Oakland as a first grade teacher and a founding teacher at Think College Now Elementary School. She has worked as a reading specialist, literacy coach and ESL teacher in Oakland, Brooklyn, and San Diego. She is currently the Family Literacy/ESL teacher with Oakland Adult and Career Education at Fruitvale Elementary School, where she works with parents who want to learn English and how to help their...

Candace Thomas

Candace is a Master's degree candidate in the 24th cohort of the Principal Leadership Institute program at UC Berkeley's School of Education. Her academic interests in education include Ethnic Studies pedagogy, building culturally relevant and sustaining curriculum, socio-emotional learning , and professional development.

Candace currently serves as the Professional Development Coordinator, Instructional Coach, Leadership team member, and history teacher at Mills High School in the San Mateo Union High School District. She has taught World History, Ethnic Studies, and U.S. History....

Zubin Hu

Zubin Hu started his journey in China before moving to California at the age of 16 to attend high school. This transition sparked his curiosity about the American educational system motivating him to pursue a BA in Math with a concentration in Teaching from San Francisco State University. He then obtained his Single Subject Credential in Math and MA in Education at Mills College.

Since 2014 Zubin has been a dedicated teacher within the Oakland Unified School District, working across middle and high schools. Currently he teaches math at a public 6th - 12th grade school in Oakland. He...

Victoria Rosales-Mangisel

Victoria Rosales-Mangisel is a dedicated educator and Master's degree candidate in the 24th cohort of the Principal Leadership Institute program at UC Berkeley's School of Education. Victoria's education journey began in 2014 as a paraeducator in a moderate-severe classroom, followed by a role as a core paraeducator in SFUSD. In 2017, she transitioned to become a Resource Program Specialist for special education, serving two vastly different elementary schools in the Ingleside and West Portal neighborhoods. It was during this time that Victoria became acutely aware of the educational...