Christian Cabrera has been the Dean of Culture & Instruction of Summit K2 Middle for the past 6 years before accepting the role as it’s Executive Director for the incoming school year. Christian’s career in education began at 21 as a Teaching Assistant in Buffalo Public Schools, Buffalo, NY, as an undergrad studying Community Mental Health, double minoring in Latin & African American studies. Christian has a strong sense of service to others, and knew that upon graduating he would jump in and give back to his community and city. Returning to his home of the Bronx, he dove into nonprofit work. Coordinating hundreds of undergraduate volunteers, a series of college prep courses, partnering with Kaplan SAT prep and serving youth from all over NYC from Monday through Friday and on weekends supporting ESOL programs for adult learners in his neighborhood of Kingsbridge. Early on in his career, he participated in implementing a 5 year strategic plan where he volunteered to found an independent public charter high school that focused on a community school model. Christian officially joined its staff in 2013 as he continued his education. His focus was public administration as he saw the intersection between strong classroom instruction along with running sustainable public schools. Christian has now served the Richmond community since arriving in California in 2018. He loves his school community almost as much as his wife and three children. Christian acquired his BA: Community Mental Health from State University of New York at Buffalo, and his Master of Public Administration from the City University of New York’s Baruch College via the Executive program. He has served as an educator and leader for the past 18 years.

Meg Lee is the Executive Director of K2 High School. Lee’s journey in education began at 19 as a teaching assistant in LAUSD. As a graduate of LAUSD, she felt compelled to give back to her district while earning her BA in English and African American studies at UCLA. After graduating from UCLA, she defected from her beloved Blue and Gold earning an M.A. in Teaching from USC’s Rossier School of Education. She has worked in education for the last 12 years in charters and public schools from California to Texas and back. Lee came to Summit K2 as the Dean of Culture and Instruction in 2020 and resides in the Eastbay with 2 of her 4 children.

Olivea was born in Oakland, California, where she spent her formative years with her parents, sister, Naomi, and large extended chosen family. At 14, she left home to attend a college preparatory boarding school in Southern California. While academically stimulating and experientially enriching, high school was also a time of deep challenge for Olivea. She was thrust into a world where her race, class, and values often made her feel like an outsider. Her experiences at boarding school heavily inform both her vision and presence as an educator and leader.

Olivea attended Pomona College, where she studied Media Studies, with a concentration in Critical Theory of Media. Post college, she moved to Dakar, Senegal, where she had studied abroad, to teach English at a local private school. She went on to hold number of instructional roles in both private and public-charter schools, found a Dakar-based educational venture, and serve as a school leader and instructional coach.

Stina da Silva has about 14 years of experience in education teaching science at the middle school, high school, and college levels. Over the last 6 years she created, executed, and expanded an academic program focused on helping neurodivergent young adults succeed in college. Stina is a dedicated leader who is passionate about helping students develop a growth mindset, and building their focus, stamina, and skills in the classroom. Stina received her B.S. in Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution from UC San Diego, and her Teaching Credential from CSU East Bay. She has additional certifications in Educational Therapy, SEL, and is a certified yoga teacher. In her free time, she enjoys being in nature, traveling, dancing, creating art, playing music, and spending time with her partner and 2 children.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Michael has been passionate about education from a young age. In high school, he worked with the CA State Board of Education on multiple-measures reporting and NGSS. Michael then attended Stanford University, majoring in economics and math with a focus on market design and systems. During his time at Stanford, he was a student-researcher at the Stanford School of Education, Stanford Education Data Archive, and the Education Opportunity Project. Prior to joining Summit, he worked as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman on K-12 education projects and as a product manager at various high-growth companies in New York and the Bay Area.