Meet the People Behind the Mission

Our team is made up of educators, leaders, and change-makers who believe in the power of deeper learning and equity to transform lives.

Senior Leadership

A community of educators and changemakers committed to equity, excellence, and transformative learning.

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Jillian Juman

Chief Executive Officer

Jillian Juman

Chief Executive Officer

Jillian Juman brings over 20 years of experience in education to Envision Education. Throughout her career, she has committed to providing underserved communities with access to quality education and ensuring educational equity.

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Jillian has worked to integrate school communities and provide opportunities for global learning to benefit students and their families. With a proven track record of raising student achievement, Ms. Juman has successfully led networks in the development of strong academic learning practices, leadership development, and building sustainable communities of learning that are inclusive and innovative.

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She started her career as a classroom teacher and has held various school leadership roles both in New York City and Los Angeles, including managing instructional superintendent and principal. She holds a B.A. in Psychology and B.A. in Anthropology of Dance from the University of California, Santa Cruz, an M.A in Dance and Dance Education from New York University, and an M. Ed. in Educational Administration from Bank Street College.

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Sally Kingston, PhD

Chief Operating Officer

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Justin Wells

Chief Program Officer

Justin Wells

Chief Program Officer

As the founding English teacher of Envision’s first school, Justin helped develop Envision’s graduation portfolio and defense system. For six years, he led teacher teams in the design and implementation of semester-long, multi-disciplinary projects that drew recognition, media coverage, and research attention from ABC News, KQED, Stanford University, the Oracle Education Foundation, and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Recently, Justin served as the associate research director for performance assessment at the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE), where, among other Common Core transition projects, he designed the prototype performance tasks for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). Justin recently co-authored, along with Bob Lenz and Sally Kingston, a new book about the Envision education model: Transforming Schools Using Project-Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards (Wiley, January 2015).

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