Alyssa Gonzales-Kirk

Alyssa Gonzales-Kirk, M.Ed., serves as the Assistant Director of Recruitment Marketing at City Teaching Alliance since April 2023, focusing on enhancing the organization's brand and developing recruitment campaigns. Previously, Alyssa held the position of Recruitment Manager at Teach For America, where strategic plans were implemented to attract diverse leaders to the corps. Alyssa also has extensive teaching experience, having worked as a Special Education Teacher and Case Manager at KIPP New Orleans, as well as an Elementary Science Teacher and Reading Interventionist. Alyssa's early career included positions at Teach For America as a Corps Member, where skills for classroom success were developed, and as a Student Teacher at Austin Achieve Public Schools. Additionally, experience includes communications roles at EcoRise and Keep Austin Beautiful, contributing to media outreach and social media strategies. Alyssa holds a Master’s Degree in Global Education from Arizona State University and a Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations/Image Management from The University of Texas at Austin.