Michigan's Leadership for Equity and Transformation Fellowship is a collaboration between MCAN and the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals designed to create a pipeline of future principals who are equity-minded, transformative leaders who will advance postsecondary educational access and success. This 18-month project-based fellowship is grounded in the 4 Dimensions of Leadership from the Center for Educational Leadership to address overarching questions of how school leadership can ensure equitable postsecondary education opportunities for all Michigan students.
The Leadership Fellows Program is open to assistant principals, associate principals, district or ISD staff, or school deans who have served in their role for at least three years and have the desire to move into secondary school principalship in the next one to four years.
The 2025-26 cohort of Michigan Leadership for Equity and Transformation Fellows is:
- Tara Becker-Utess, Mason High School
- Elizabeth (Betsy) Christensen, Bay City Western High School
- Matthew Hawkins, Vicksburg High School
- Nail Jadallah, Fordson High School (Dearborn)
- Amber Kravitsky, Sandusky Jr./Sr. High School
- Darci Merillat, Bay City Central High School
- Maymon Mustafa, Fordson High School (Dearborn)
- Douglas Radcliffe, Woodworth Middle School (Dearborn)
- Fellicia Searles-Powell, Ferndale High School
- Jordan Stoyek, Sashabaw Middle School (Clarkston)
- Anthony Tocco, Henry Ford II High School (Sterling Heights)
- Bridget Warnke, Manistee Middle High School
Applications for this fellowship have closed. If you are interested in joining a future cohort, please email Jeneen Hatoum, MCAN director of high school innovation.