Malika Ali is passionate about community-driven change management to scale and sustain culturally responsive education, driven by a liberatory data approach. As Chief Innovation Officer at Throughline Learning, she leads program visioning and R&D initiatives across all partner school districts. Malika holds a RI teaching certification, a BA in Public Health from Brown University, and an MA in Education Policy and Management from Harvard. SELF fellows share in her belief that SEL strategies and academics should be integrated, not separated. She is honored to help build a community of support that positively impacts our students’ well-being and joy for learning.