Organizations Filed Purposes:
The Surge Institute ("Surge"), is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation that was founded in October 2014 in response to the dearth of leadership of color at the decision-making tables within education. Surge provides leadership development resources to institutions and individuals to create a pipeline of diverse leaders in education.
The Surge Institute was established to broadly address the issues of race and class in urban education through leadership development, technical assistance and advocacy.
The Surge Fellowship, is designed to identify and groom emerging talent in education, and provide them with leadership development as well as access to networks and visibility, empowering them to bringing new ideas, perspectives and solutions that change the landscape of education.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Carmita Semaan | Founder and President | 40 | $256,250 |
Jean Claude Brizard | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
Paula Sneed | Board Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
Darryl Cobb | Board Chair | 2 | $0 |
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