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Robyn Brady Ince

Executive Director, NCLC

Robyn Brady Ince, Ed.M., is the Executive Director of the Newark City of Learning Collaborative and Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the Department of Urban Education at Rutgers University–Newark. Robyn joined the University from the National Urban League where, as vice president of education policy, advocacy, and engagement, she led the Equity a...

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Ashaki Larkins

Ashaki Larkins

Associate Director, NCLC

Ashaki Larkins is the Associate Director of the Newark City of Learning Collaborative. Ashaki joined the University from Mayor Ras J. Baraka’s Office of Comprehensive Community Education, where as Policy Advisor, she led the identification and implementation of policy priorities for the office, including a city-wide Children’s Cabinet. Ashaki has extensive experience with improving social c...

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Danielle Cohen

Strategic Partnerships Manager

Danielle Cohen is the Strategic Partnerships Manager for NCLC. In her role, she is responsible for overseeing relationships with NCLC's vast network of partners, fostering engagement and collaboration, and coordinating related programming and special projects. Prior to assuming her current role, Danielle was Coordinator of Public Programs & Special Projects at the Eagleto...

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Bernie Lombardi

Program Associate, College Pathway Initiative

Bernie Lombardi is a Postdoctoral Associate in Africana Studies at Rutgers University, Newark and has been on the team at the Newark City of Learning Collaborative since 2016. His publications have appeared in Research in African Literatures, College Literature, The Black Scholar, and the edited collection Langston Hughes in Context (Cambridge UP). He also blogs about books and contemporary ...

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Nasir Ismail

Nasir is a senior at Rutgers University–New Brunswick pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Cognitive Science specializing in Minds, Machines, & Computation, while minoring in Psychology and Philosophy. He has served as the Marketing & Communications Student Assistant for the Newark City of Learning Collaborative since November 2021....

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