Dr. Savina Woodyard is a Bay Area native, hailing from Oakland, California. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from UCLA, a Master’s of Education from LMU, a Doctorate of Education from USC, and a Master’s of Public Education Management from Yale University. In 2011, she was accepted into the Miles Family Fellowship, a part of the KIPP Leadership pipeline. She worked as an Assistant Principal for two years at KIPP Academy of Opportunity before returning to the Bay Area to help open KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory, as a founding Dean of Instruction and College Counselor, and became the principal of the school in the fall of 2017. In 2019, she transitioned into the Director of People Initiatives role, in which she oversaw the region’s Teacher Residency Program, Teacher Induction Program, Leadership Development and piloted the Emerging Leaders of Color program. She currently leads our regional racial equity work and strategic planning. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family and reading.