Amy Agosta is going into her 15th year in education and has spent the last ten years at Comer, currently serving as dean of operations for the 6th-8th grade site. She has had a variety of roles at Noble, including: founding parent advocacy representative, Noble brand ambassador, paraprofessional, small group instructor, and—her favorite role to date—advisor.

Before joining the Comer team, Agosta worked in Indianapolis for three years and then completed an organizing fellowship with Advance Illinois. She has a Master of Arts in Education and her LBS1 endorsement.

When she’s not at work, she enjoys spending time at the lake with her dog, seeing friends, going to concerts, and reading.

Bianca Severino is Noble’s senior director of student services and has been part of Noble for 15 years. She received her bachelor’s in special education from Benedictine University and has her Master in School Leadership from Concordia University (Chicago). She also recently earned her endorsement as a director of special education through North Central College.

Prior to Noble, Severino taught at Pulaski Fine Arts Academy and McAuliffe Elementary Schools in Chicago as a special education teacher.

Severino grew up in Chicago and currently lives in Oak Park with her family. She has been married to her wonderful wife for seventeen years, and they have two children (a sophomore in high school and an 8th grader).

Carissa Moorehead was born and raised on Chicago’s Near North Side. She had the pleasure of “coming home” during the 2023-2024 school year. She currently serves as a dean of instruction at The Noble Academy—which is historic Cabrini Green and Moorehead’s first home.

She has over 10 years in education, previously working at KIPP Chicago Schools in various roles including assistant principal, dean of students, instructional coach, and grade level chair. Moorehead’s notable achievements include leading a 7th-grade cohort to rank 3rd nationally in English Language Arts growth within the KIPP network and receiving both the Distinguished Educator and the Team and Family awards between 2017 and 2019.

An alumna of the Surge Institute, Carissa is committed to advancing leadership among educators of color. She is eager to bring her experience and love of learning to the equity cohort, aiming to enhance equitable practices and strengthen relationships in the Noble network.

David Brown, Noble’s senior director of communications, began his career in education as a 6th-grade math teacher in Atlanta, Georgia. After spending two incredible years in the classroom, he realized his skills and passions would be better utilized in a different way—marketing and communications. He pursued a Master of Business Administration in Marketing at Cornell University and then worked in the private sector.

After corporate experience, Brown returned to education and has since been running communications campaigns in Chicago schools. In addition to his MBA, Brown earned his Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from Duke University and a Master in Education Leadership from the Broad Residency in Urban Education.

Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Brown has fallen in love with Chicago and still has an unhealthy obsession with the Washington Commanders and his beloved Duke Blue Devils. He enjoys spending most of his free time hanging out with his wife and two children.

Damiya Perkins grew up on the South Side of Chicago in a housing project. Her ultimate goal was to become a positive product of her environment and circumstances, despite the stigma tied to those within her community.

She graduated from Eastern Illinois University with her bachelor’s and then gained a Master in Education Administration. She knew her purpose early on, was to change the narrative for students who experienced the inequitable experiences she did and hold the bar high.

During her pastime, Perkins enjoys DJing and being a mom to the new addition in her life, her daughter Marllee.

Erin Greenfield is currently the assistant director of student support at Noble Schools, overseeing support for campus deans of students and other student support leads.

Greenfield began her career at Noble Street College Prep and served their community for 13 years as a learning specialist, advisor, college counselor, dean of college and dean of students. She joined the Noble Support Team in 2023 as a manager of student support. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Special Education from the University of Illinois and Master of Arts in School Leadership from Concordia University Chicago.

In addition to working at Noble, Greenfield enjoys spend time with family and friends—especially her husband and two sons—gardening and traveling.

Ellen Moiani is currently the director of government & community affairs. She leads a team at Noble to collaborate with families and stakeholders to cultivate collective empowerment across all campuses.

Moiani began her career in 2008 teaching kindergarten and first grade in Greenbelt, Maryland. She became an instructional coach for Teach for America, which led her to Chicago, where she taught kindergarten at Herzl School of Excellence in North Lawndale. After teaching, Moiani went on to become a LEE Policy and Advocacy Fellow at the Illinois Governor’s Office of Early Childhood and a LEE Community Organizing Fellow with Noble Schools.

Moiani has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, a certificate in nonprofit management from UIC, and a Master in Early Childhood Education from George Mason University.

Macy Bennett is the assistant principal of instruction at Golder College Prep. Prior to joining Noble in 2023, Bennett served in a variety of charter leadership roles including as a middle school principal and senior director of humanities, where she led literacy, history, and reading intervention results for seven schools.

Bennett is especially passionate about creating classroom cultures that are rigorous and fun. She believes deeply that all students can become excellent readers and love reading. As a former English teacher, Bennett is an avid reader and a huge public library enthusiast.

Meghan Wagner (neé Coli) is an instructional leader at DRW College Prep. This upcoming school year will be her third as a proud Cheetah serving students in North Lawndale. She earned her Bachelor in Secondary Education from DePaul University in 2012 and began working for Chicago Public Schools that same year.

After ten years of teaching English in multiple contexts, she accepted her first leadership role as director of instruction at Jane Addams High School. In 2022, she earned her Master in Educational Leadership from National Louis University. Her professional interests include promoting educator wellness and supporting literacy development at the secondary level.

Nora Lawrence is a Gurnee, Illinois native. She grew up studying dance and had a heart set on moving to NYC to join a dance company, but the opportunity to do Teach for America after college changed her path.

After teaching Spanish for 2 years in Kansas City, MO, Lawrence and her fiance moved back to Chicago to be closer to family and join Noble. Since 2012, Lawrence has served in a variety of roles at Noble—from Spanish teacher to math teacher, college counselor, alumni counselor, grade level chair, assistant principal, and eventually principal.

Lawrence cares deeply about the experiences of her community and is hopeful to grow in her leadership to more equitably serve the Brighton Park community and the Noble community as a whole.

Pattilyn Beals is a mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend and manager of government and community affairs for Noble Schools, who rides for ALL of her people.

Born and raised in the Englewood community on the South Side of Chicago, Beals saw firsthand how limited access and information to basic needs can affect a community. She is invested and committed to ensuring she is equipped to disrupt the cycle of divestment in Black and Brown communities by building relationships, sharing information, and facilitating spaces for education in the community.

Beals is in a perpetual state of learning and strives to recognize the lessons and takeaways in all spaces, including EQ, because learning doesn’t only happen in classrooms or from books.

R.C. Hyatt has been a teacher and leader at Mansueto High School since 2019. In addition to teaching in the classroom and serving as an advisor, he has also led in various roles from dean of instruction for humanities to his current role as assistant principal of academics.

Prior to joining Noble, he taught in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2010 as part of Teach For America. He then went on to teach 6th and 8th grade math, science, and social studies with the KIPP network in Charlotte and Chicago.

He is a proud alumnus of the University of Central Florida where he studied history and Latin American studies.