Baton Rouge Alliance for Students Announces 2025-26 CHANGEMAKERS

The Baton Rouge Alliance for Students today announced the selection of 28 participants for its new class of CHANGEMAKERS, a program dedicated to educating community members to address the diverse obstacles surrounding education improvement within the Baton Rouge community.

The 10-month program will provide this seventh cohort of CHANGEMAKERS with an understanding of the education ecosystem through monthly discussions, city visits, school tours, and other community activities. The cohort’s work will heighten awareness of the challenges and opportunities facing the public education system in the city’s K-12 education landscape.

The following participants have been selected for the 2025-26 CHANGEMAKERS class:

• Jude August
• Daniel Bosch
• Hunter Brown
• Tani Budde
• Hannah Cobb
• Katelyn Cockerham
• Jamie Courtright
• Kendle Davis
• Mary Beth Derrickson
• Jamila Dupree
• Darlene Fields
• Hannah Fontenot
• Megan Garretson
• Tristan George
• Arquavious Gordon
• Donna Johnson
• Carlton Jones
• Morgan Lamandre
• Jorge Lavastida
• Tale Lockett
• Jian Masacco-Richard
• Isaiah Mayfield
• Brandy McIntire
• Pashion Norman
• Candace Oliver
• Ann Tillage
• Courtney Turner
• David Whidden
  

The CHANGEMAKERS program reflects the Alliance’s mission to engage leaders in the community about the education system and create a pathway toward every child in Baton Rouge receiving their birthright of an excellent education. The Alliance remains dedicated to unlocking every child’s potential and enhancing Baton Rouge’s education system by empowering families, uplifting the community, and engaging leaders.

For more information about the Baton Rouge Alliance for Students or the CHANGEMAKERS program, please visit BRAlliance.org.