Dr. Choquette Hamilton is Founder and CEO of RISE Child Development Center, Inc., an anti-racist organization created to dismantle inequity in early childhood education. In addition, she is the Co-Founder of REAL Solutions Consulting and Coaching. REAL Solutions is a firm committed to increasing an organization’s and individual’s capacity to foster Restoration, Equity, Anti-Racism and Liberation through training, coaching and strategic planning.

Prior to founding RISE and REAL Solutions, Dr. Hamilton served as the Managing Director of Culture, Diversity and Organizational Effectiveness for KIPP Texas Public Schools, Chief Operating Officer for KIPP Austin Public Schools (KAPS), Vice President of Operations for the Austin Area Urban League (AAUL) and in various capacities at the University of Texas at Austin. Most proudly, Dr. Hamilton taught 7th grade Language Arts and Social Studies as a Teach for America corps member in Philadelphia.

Dr. Hamilton holds a B.A. in Sociology/African American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, a Masters of Elementary Education from St. Joseph's University, a Masters of Governmental Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD in Educational Policy and Planning from the University of Texas at Austin.

In her spare time, Dr. Hamilton likes to hang out with her Husband, Greg and two sons, Gregory (age 10) and William (age 8).

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