Fitness Teacher

Morgan serves as the 8th grade Fitness Teacher at Link, proving guidance and support for the teaching staff. She is the co-founder of GirlTrek, a national non-profit that inspires and organizes Black girls and women – whose communities are most at risk – to live healthier and more fulfilled lives. In addition to her role with Link and GirlTrek, Morgan is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Achievement First.

Prior to her current endeavors, Morgan was the executive director of REACH Prep, a nonprofit organization that provides African-American and Latino children access to a consortium of 23 top independent schools. In addition, Morgan directed the development and opening of six new public schools in NYC for St. Hope and the Urban Assembly –- two organizations funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Morgan worked at the United Nations in the Office of Children and Armed Conflict where she researched and reported on schools and reintegration programs in conflict regions. She served on delegations to both Guatemala and Cuba, advocating for basic human rights for children. Morgan trained and was certified as an outdoor educator by the National Outdoor Leadership School. (NOLS)

Morgan began her career as a high school history teacher and later as a school administrator at Link Community School, Newark, NJ. Morgan attended the University of Southern California, Howard University and Seton Hall University and has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and African American Studies and a Master of Education Policy and Leadership.