Meet Our Board

Our board of directors is a diverse group of dedicated administrators, educators, and professionals who are dedicated to redesigning the school experience in the District of Columbia

Board of Directors

LaToya Tolbert

Board Chair

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Latoya Tolbert is an instructional leader who develops training and facilitates professional development for math teachers in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Latoya believes that all educators have the capacity to enhance their craft with the right supports and that building relationships with scholars should be at the forefront of educators’ work. Previously, her work as an instructional lead teacher led to a data-driven restructuring of a school’s organizational structure and collaborative planning system. Latoya also has experience as a mathematics teacher and School Testing Coordinator in middle and elementary school settings. She holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Towson University, as well as a master’s degree in school administration and supervision from Bowie State University..

Katrina Floyd

Board Member

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Katrina Floyd, a licensed social worker and Doctor of Public Health, has more than 30 years of experience helping families stabilize their lives. As a native of the District of Columbia, she has committed her life’s work to helping to improve the lives of the most vulnerable among us, our children. She earned a master’s degree in social work from Howard University’s School of Social Work and a doctor of public health degree from George Washington University. Currently, Katrina is serving as an Assistant Director for the Family Services Division with a community-based human services organization. In addition to serving as a social worker in various capacities, Katrina has more than 20 years of experience in the academic arena as a faculty consultant and field instructor with the School of Social Work Master’s Program at Howard University and as an external field instructor and adjunct assistant professor at the University of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work’s Virtual Academic Center.  Katrina is committed to ensuring that students in the nation’s capital receive a stellar and enriched academic education.

Courtney Kasuboski

Board Member

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After graduating from Ohio State University with an undergraduate degree in engineering, Courtney Kasuboski served as a corps member with Teach for America in New York from 2013-2015. She taught third grade and first grade, served as a founding staff member of her school, and received a Masters of Science in Teaching from Fordham University. Courtney graduated from Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 2018. While in law school, she ran a non-profit group to fundraise money for students spending their summers working unpaid in public interest positions. She also authored a paper related to charter school oversight; the paper was published online by the Ohio State Law Journal. She currently works as an attorney at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in Washington, DC. Courtney serves on the governance committee with Capital Village Charter Schools.

Giselle Pole

Board Member

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Giselle is the Director of Philanthropic Engagement at the National Women’s Law Center, working with the Individual Giving team to generate revenue. Prior to joining NWLC, she led all fundraising and communications efforts as the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Thurgood Marshall Academy, a law-themed charter high school in Washington, D.C. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Elon University and an M.P.A. with a concentration in NonProfit Management from George Mason University. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Jennifer Brooks

Board Member

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Jennifer Brooks, a certified speech language pathologist with over 20 years of experience, that dedicates herself to treating children with communication disorders in the District of Columbia.  As a stalwart in the educational community, she earned a bachelor’s degree in communicative sciences and disorders from Hampton University, and her master’s degree in speech pathology from Howard University. Since then she has tirelessly advocated, educated and elevated uderserved youth within the District. Currently, Jennifer is the owner Unlimited Expressions, PLLC, a unique mobile/tele-therapy practice that provides speech therapy services to schools in the Washington DC metropolitan area.

Tracey Clarke

Board Member

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Tracy Clarke is the proud parent of a Capital Village founding student.  She has journeyed through the charter school experience with her two daughters beginning in pre-school.  Tracy served as a parent representative on the Bridges Public Charter School Board where she provided parent perspective regarding the special needs community at the school as well as supported Bridges’ charter renewal effort.  Tracy enjoys playing an active role in the ‘business of the board’ and bringing that parent perspective as the board works to ensure a successful Capital Village school community.  In her ‘other life’, Tracy works as a project management specialist with Leidos Corporation.  She has been providing support to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a contractor for over 30 years.