Tresha Ward
Chief Executive Officer
Tresha has led Prospect Schools since 2021. She brings to our network more than two decades of experience in education. A former teacher, principal, national and network leader, Tresha has a career underscored by an unwavering commitment to educational equity. A native of the Bronx, Tresha began her career as a Teach For America corps member in the Houston Independent School District. In 2010, she opened an elementary school with KIPP Public Schools that had an International Baccalaureate focus and grew the school to serve 900 children. Tresha then served as the School Leader Development Director for the KIPP Foundation. In this role, she provided support to more than 200 of KIPP’s school leaders across the country, through the creation of leadership development programming, as an instructor for instructional leadership, and direct coaching.
Kecia Clark
Chief Academic & Schools Officer
With over 20 years in public education, Kecia Clark has relentlessly worked to help ensure that all young people have access to quality education and opportunities. Before joining Prospect Schools, Kecia served as a Managing Director for Uplift Education in Dallas-Forth, TX, a network that serves 20,000 scholars across 45 schools. Kecia supervised seven schools in her role, managing instruction and teacher and leader development. Prior to that role, Kecia was a principal for five years in the South of Dallas neighborhood. Under her leadership, her school experienced over 45% growth in student achievement and received two academic distinctions from the Texas Education Agency. Prior to her principalship, Kecia was an assistant principal in Chicago, IL. Before she took on school leadership, Kecia taught elementary school special education and middle school and high school Math in Miami, FL, Chicago, IL, Houston, TX, and the District of Columbia.
Hillary Prince
Chief Financial & Growth Officer
Hillary Prince is the Chief Financial Officer of Prospect Schools. Joining the Brooklyn Prospect team in 2009, Hillary has been honored to serve as a member of the founding team of the original middle school, as well as the Prospect Schools charter management organization. Leading both finance and operations for many years, she developed scalable systems and established the school’s strong early operational reputation, built a foundation of strong fiscal health for the organization, and has led several building projects and new school launches. Since taking on the role of Chief Financial Officer in 2018, Hillary has narrowed her focus to finance and is now responsible for managing a budget which, under her stewardship, has grown from $2 million to over $70 million. Additional core responsibilities include business operations, real estate, and capital projects, and long-term strategic planning.
Nyisha Holliday
Chief People & Equity Officer
Nyisha Holliday is the Chief People & Equity Officer of Prospect Schools. Nyisha is an insightful strategist and leadership coach with a proven track record. In this role, Nyisha oversees key areas such as talent acquisition, employee engagement, professional development, performance management, and our DEI/equity strategy. She brings talent management and extensive experience in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging training, organizational culture, employee relations, and professional development.
Yoni Samuel-Siegel
Chief Operating Officer
Yoni Samuel-Siegel is the Chief Operating Officer of Prospect Schools. Yoni Samuel-Siegel has two decades of diverse experience in the field of education as a classroom teacher, non-profit leader, and charter school operational leader. Yoni began his career spending 10 years in the classroom as a Middle School Language Arts Teacher. During that time he took every opportunity to become more involved in his school community, including coaching basketball and track and founding a student peer leadership organization, and leading professional development sessions for fellow teachers in the region.
Paul Astuto
Chief Strategy Officer
Paul is honored to serve as Prospect Schools’ Chief of Strategy. His career has focused on a simple – yet challenging – pursuit: creating the conditions for individuals to come together as part of a team and achieve more than they thought possible.
Paul began his career as a teacher, both in Germany (as part of a Fulbright Scholarship) and in New Orleans, where Paul was a Teach for America Corps Member. After teaching, Paul began working for the management consulting firm L.E.K. Consulting to hone his analytical and technical skills. After L.E.K., Paul joined the leadership team of Achievement First Crown Heights Middle School as a Director of School Operations.