Briana Santiago Ravdin (she/her/ella)

Briana Santiago Ravdin (she/her/ella) is the Director of the Technical Assistance Partnership (TAP) for Equity, a project funded through the New York State Education Department’s Office of Special Education that seeks to improve outcomes for students with disabilities through the successful implementation of culturally and linguistically responsive-sustaining practices in special education contexts across New York State. In her current role, she supports her team in the development and delivery of professional learning opportunities (i.e., training, technical assistance, and coaching) that focuses on the relationship between teaching, learning, social identity, and cultural context.

In Briana’s work, she embraces the concepts of collective impact and continuous improvement, creating transformational partnerships that respond to the evolving needs of children while honoring the diverse experiences, contexts, and identities of all stakeholders within the educational ecosystem. She began her career in the nonprofit sector, supporting the strategic planning and initial implementation of the Cypress Hills (Brooklyn) Promise Neighborhood initiative and building a coalition of over 20 neighborhood schools and community-based organizations as a support system for children from cradle to career. She also previously worked at NYU Metro Center as a Senior Project Associate in the Technical Assistance Center on Disproportionality, where she partnered with school districts in New York State to address disproportionate disciplinary rates for Black and Latine students with disabilities, facilitating systemic change through providing technical assistance and implementing data-driven action plans to advance racial equity in student outcomes. Most recently, Briana developed and delivered professional learning for the TAP for Equity while based at its prior home institution, the Center on Culture, Race & Equity at Bank Street College of Education.

Briana holds an Ed.M. in Education Policy & Management from Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.S. in Teaching English (Grades 7-12) from NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.