About Us | NorthStar

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ABOUT US

Our Mission

Our Values

Helping our clients re-imagine education by designing systems that liberate the unique potential of students, staff, and families.

Our values include Strives for Authenticity, Leads for Equity, Designs to Transform, Chooses Joy, and Pursues Excellence. Read more about our core values and examples of how we try to live into them below.

Our Consultants

SHYAM KUMAR

Founder & CEO

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MONIQUE BONILLA

Consultant

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DANIEL CORDOVA

Consultant

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ERIN-KATE ESCOBAR

Consultant

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JONDRE PRYOR

Consultant

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ELIZABETH ZIMMERMAN

Consultant

AVNI GUPTA-KAGAN

Consultant

Lori Taliaferro-Riddick

LORI TALIAFERRO-RIDDICK

Consultant

CHRISTIN WHITENER

Consultant

ZOE RANKIN

Consultant

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LIBBY MILLER

Consultant

TIFFANY CHEN CARDONA

Consultant

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SUE JEAN HONG

Consultant

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Linda Lentz

Consultant

Lauren Weisskirk

Consultant

BRIGETTE BLUE

Consultant

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MARIAH CONE

Consultant

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ELANA FEINBERG

Consultant

JASMINE LANDRY

Consultant

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EILEEN CHAO

Consultant

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EMILY ROH

Consultant

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MICHAEL STONE

Consultant

LUQMAN ABDUR-RAHMAN

Consultant

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BLAKE ZIMMERMAN

Consultant

TENISHA WILLIAMS

Consultant

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EMILY HAASS MURPHY

Consultant

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MARK BOSWELL

Consultant

Jamie Price-Wallen

Consultant

Brooke Molpus

Consultant

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

Skye Duckett

Chief of Human Resources

Atlanta Public Schools

“Our partnership with NorthStar has led to many more of our principals operating as Chief Talent Officers of their schools”

“NorthStar’s strategic planning process combined the power of inclusivity and creativity.”

“I’m amazed by how much strategic clarity we came to in such a short time through our partnership with NorthStar”

Christi Elliott-Earby

Head of Schools

The GLOBE Academy

Martrice Gandy

Founder

Mindworks Collaborative

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