Marissa Friedman is a passionate educator who is committed to building agency and opportunity for students and families. Before joining the REACH team, Marissa was an education strategy consultant at MGT (formerly Kitamba), supporting districts and nonprofit organizations in setting and achieving ambitious goals to transform outcomes for their students. Prior to her work with MGT, Marissa co-founded PA Youth Vote, a coalition of students, educators, and CBOs focused on increasing youth voter participation and civic engagement across Pennsylvania. She began her education career in New York City, where she wrote middle school history curriculum for a network of charter schools.
Marissa holds an MSEd from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and an A.B. in American History and Literature from Harvard University. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and son.
