Sharon Richard, Founder/CEO
For over 30 years Sharon contributed to the social and academic development of children as a teacher. Several years ago, she served as Director of Curriculum and Instruction for an elementary charter school. Now she is a professor who empowers prospective teachers to teach children that they are dynamic social beings with unlimited power to learn. She's also a National Trainer through her own consulting company.
Jumaane Taylor, Co-Founder
Jumaane Taylor, a Chicago native, has been tap dancing since the age of 7. In 2015, Jumaane created Supreme Love. A dance production honoring John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme’ and the art of tap with live musicians, premiering at jazz music and dance festivals. Jumaane has received the Chicago Dancemakers Forum 2017 Lab Artist Award, 3Arts 2019 Award, and has performed his work for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Jazz Institute of Chicago, and abroad. He teaches at T.E.S. Arts, Ruth Page School of Dance and the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. Jumaane is also the artistic director of the Chicago Human Rhythm Project's annual tap festival, Rhythm World!
Fatima Taylor, Co-founder, Academic Director
Fatima has contributed to the well-being of young children since she was a teenager. Her passion for educating children academically, socially, and morally directed her path as an educator. She received her degree in Elementary Education from Northern Illinois University and is an educator as well as a team leader at charter school in Chicago, IL. She is ready to empower the urban youth to become self-reliant leaders
Armonda Taylor, Co-Founder, Remote Reading Instructor, Marketing Communications Manager
Armonda has a quiet and patient spirit that embraces the curiosity of knowing. Working in the pharmacy field for many years, she has experienced many personalities and developed the ability to work with all cultures of people.
She has recently been inspired to support the youth with their ability to read. She is TES Academics' trained instructor who is excited about encouraging our brilliant children to become self-reliant readers.
Kamaria Golden, Co-Founder, TES Athletics' CEO
Athletics has been the core of Kamaria's life for over 20 years. She is a master in the area of gymnastics and cheer. After performing in many state and national competitions and winning numerous awards, she decided to share her skills and talents by becoming a cheer coach. Her coaching style includes empowering her cheer teams to be excellent in their academic endeavors, social encounters, and to build leaders. Her dream is to own a gym and develop a world cheer team
Tiara Jackson, Marketing Director
Tiara is dedicated and committed to the TES legacy. As our website designer and the photographer/videographer for TES, she has volunteered to increase our social media platform. Not only is she a valued supporter of TES she is also a part of our family, the grandaughter of Albert B. Bailey, Sr. Her goal is to ignite the name TES Academics so that everyone in the world will understand and support our family legacy.
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