Ainye Long is a 5th generation public school teacher and an advocate of youth and quality education. Ms. Long is also a 3rd generation Californian public school student, earning a dual Bachelor’s of Arts in Economics and American Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Currently, Ms. Long teaches Mathematics and is Department Chair of Mathematics at Willie Brown Middle School in San Francisco, CA.
Ms. Long has diverse experience in California schools as a teacher, Director of Parent and Community Engagement at the California Charter Schools Association, and Oakland Regional Superintendent at Amethod Public Schools has given her a unique understanding of California students' needs and the administrative systems and structures to get them met.
As an educator, student, and advocate, Ms. Long enjoys a stellar reputation as a creator of transformative systems, while simultaneously mobilizing and empowering communities through advocacy training and support. Ms. Long continues to transform schools and communities by leading anti-racist and abolitionist training for faculty, and designing engagement programs to empower students to continue meeting standards in changing times.
