Diana manages the technical assistance CYCLE provides to support youth leadership, youth-adult partnerships, and adult ally / youth worker growth and development. Before joining CYCLE, Diana worked with high school youth including, recently arrived immigrant Latinx youth and students in New York City, Central Falls and Providence supporting them to redefine success. Diana has led intergenerational grassroot efforts to push for equitable college access for undocumented students and community-based workforce development programs that center youth voice. Diana is a proud Ecuayorker—a native of Ecuador and raised in Brooklyn, New York—and is very happy for her deepening roots in Rhode Island. She finds joy in gardening with her partner, practicing herbalism and being in community. Diana holds a B.A. in Politics and Latinx Studies, with a concentration in migration from Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School University, and she recently earned a Masters of Social Work from Rhode Island College.

Before joining CYCLE, Juan Pablo held various community organizing and research positions in organizations like Massachusetts Jobs with Justice, the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts (PHENOM), and Harvard Medical School. His community organizing has focused on workers’ rights, public education justice, and immigration. Juan Pablo was born in Argentina and migrated to the US with his family, becoming undocumented for 15 years, something which fueled his passion and interest for social justice. Juan Pablo Received a BA in Philosophy and an MS in Critical Ethnic and Community Studies from the University of Massachusetts Boston, and a PhD in Community Engagement from Point Park University. In his free time, Juan Pablo enjoys playing bass, cooking and hiking with his partner and his dog, Okra.

Before CYCLE, Keith served as Associate Director for Community Organizing and Engagement at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education at Brown University. He was the project director for the Youth 4 Change Alliance in Providence, RI and co-founded the New York Collective of Radical Educators, a citywide grassroots teacher activist group, while teaching high school social studies in the Bronx. Keith has served on the board of directors for the Education for Liberation Network and College Visions. Author of numerous research and opinion pieces, his first book, The Pedagogy of Teacher Activism: Portraits of Four Teachers for Justice, explores connections between pedagogical purpose, power, and possibility in the context of working with teachers, youth, families, and communities to change the world. Keith holds degrees in public policy (AB; Brown University) and education (EdM, EdD; Harvard University). Aside from educational justice, the things he loves most in life are his son, partner, kitchens, and karaoke.

Ian is responsible for supporting the CYCLE Organizing Strategy and Training Team in connecting education justice advocates across Rhode Island through the RI Movement Building project. This work will impact the way the community in RI talks about public education and what it takes to properly fund public schools. Ian also supports the CYCLE Strategy Institute (CSI) and New England Youth Organizing Network (NEYON). Prior to starting at CYCLE, Ian worked with the RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence managing the client services database and supporting the RICADV's policy agenda. Ian received a bachelor's in fine arts from Roger Williams University and fostered a passion in social justice through his involvement on campus. Ian is a first generation college graduate, Latinx from NYC, and has called RI home for more than half his life.

Taylor manages OurSchoolsPVD (OSPVD), an alliance of 8 youth and community organizations fighting for education justice in Providence, RI. In this role, she supports a cohort of youth leaders to manage OSPVD’s Ethnic Studies campaign, grow a base of 100+ local students, and directly influence decision-making targets. Passionate about building intergenerational power, she leverages the capacity of adult allies and alliance organizations to support youth-led organizing. Since 2018, Taylor has co-created organizing, storytelling, and policy change initiatives with hundreds of high school students across the country. She is also a 2025-26 Women's Policy Institute Fellow with the Women's Fund of Rhode Island. Originally from Charleston, SC, her love for and learnings from Southern community organizing grounds her work with young people. She holds a B.A. in Justice and Peace Studies from Georgetown University.

As CYCLE’s Data Analyst, Gideon supports the SCORE project in putting together data visualization tools and running statistical analyses on the data collected in Providence public schools. Originally from Christiansburg, Virginia, Gideon obtained a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mathematics and Biology from Roanoke College. Beginning his career at Total Action for Progress (TAP) in Roanoke, Virginia, Gideon has gained experience in public and youth advocacy, leadership, and community action.

Jon has worked across the nonprofit, government, and higher education sectors. He is a founding co-creator of CYCLE and currently leads two initiatives: the CYCLE Strategy Institute and the Rhode Island Movement Building project.

Vianna’s role at CYCLE involves the management and support of youth organizing and research projects. Currently, she manages CYCLE’s design, planning, and facilitation of the Youth Leadership Institute (YLI), and plays key roles in support of the New England Youth Organizing Network (NEYON) and Schools & Communities Organizing for Racial Equity (SCORE) project. Vianna serves as a board member for several organizations, including Worcester Addressing Childhood Trauma (Worcester ACTs). Previously, her work involved leading youth development and mental health initiatives focusing on traditionally underrepresented communities in Massachusetts. Prior to CYCLE, Vianna received a BS in Sociology and Global Studies and MS in Non-Profit Management from Worcester State University. In her free time, she loves to spend time with family, gardening, and cooking.

Catie works with CYCLE team members, RWU departments, and external vendors to support all of the program work of CYCLE. Before joining CYCLE, Catie worked in case management, project management, and as the Assistant Director at the Aloha Foundation summer camps. She earned a BA in Psychology from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, where she concentrated in adolescent development and family studies. In her free time Catie enjoys exploring local parks, redecorating her home, and hanging out with her cat, Daisy.

Catalina’s current work supports the development, coordination, and implementation of key technical assistance and training opportunities for youth and parent organizing groups all over New England, including leadership for CYCLE’s Youth Leadership Institute. Previously, she worked with young people and parents in Rhode Island supporting college access for middle and high school students in Pawtucket, Central Falls and Woonsocket. Catalina received a BA from Rhode Island College and a Community Interpreting Certificate from Boston University’s Center for Professional Education.

Prior to CYCLE’s launch, Tracie was a senior research associate at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, working across the Institute’s District and Systems Transformation and Community Organizing and Engagement groups. Her work includes research and evaluation, policy analysis, facilitation, and technical assistance and support with school district and community partners in areas such as community organizing, youth and family engagement in education, and addressing the overuse and disproportionate use of school discipline. Tracie received a BA from Vassar College.

Christopher is the Program Manager for the CYCLE Strategy Institute (CSI). Before joining CYCLE, Christopher spent 12 years as a community organizer, development director, and executive director at DARE (Direct Action for Rights & Equality), a community organization in South Providence, focused on housing justice, criminal justice reform and prison abolition. Christopher's work at DARE was rooted in grassroots community organizing, leadership development, and direct action organizing campaigns, led by low-income families living in Providence & Rhode Island's communities of color. Born and raised in Rhode Island, Christopher studied political economy, popular education, the history and development of capitalism and social movements at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. Christopher is a martial artist, musician, writer, and soccer player, and lives with his three kids and wife in Providence.

Julie is an education advocate, writer, and community organizer. Her passion for education equity began at an early age as she saw education funding issues impact her own classroom. Julie's work extends into the political realm, where she has managed local political campaigns and volunteered for a number of others. Previously, Julie worked with the CT Black and Brown Student Union as their Youth Coordinator and FaithActs for Education as their Organizing Institute Coordinator. A prospective Education Studies and American Studies concentrator at Brown University, she currently works as the Administrative Intern for CYCLE.