Aiyana Mourtos

Aiyana Mourtos currently serves as the Chief Program Officer at Making Waves Education Foundation since September 2021, having previously held roles as Vice President of Impact. Aiyana has extensive experience in educational leadership, including positions such as Chief of Staff to the Chancellor and Deputy Chief of Strategic Initiatives at District of Columbia Public Schools from March 2017 to April 2021. Prior roles include Director of Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the Chancellor, involvement in the Superintendent’s Office at Oakland Unified School District, and roles in education research and teaching across various organizations, including Newark Public Schools and New York University. Aiyana holds a Master of Arts in Education and Social Policy from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from The Johns Hopkins University.