Letisha Amuwo

Letisha is a Lifelong educator who was born in Worcester, MA and raised in St. Catherine Jamaica. She attended UMASS Amherst fall 2008 to spring 2012 where she completed a degree in Psychology and a double minor in Afro-American Studies, and Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. She began her career in education as an AmeriCorps Fellow in New Bedford, MA where she found endless opportunities to supplement classrooms texts with missing BIPOC voices. After continuing her teaching career in Boston, MA she decided to shift into larger policy work in an effort to provide more access, representation, and retention for teachers of color. She now continues her youth justice work through local government as the Program Coordinator for the Division of Youth.