Chioma Mba is a Ph.D. student in the Educational Leadership and Policy program in the Department of Educational Administration at The University of Texas at Austin. She received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics/statistics/computer science at the University of Calabar, Nigeria. Soon after, Mba migrated to Houston, Texas, where she taught High School Algebra and Geometry for over 10 years. During her time teaching, she developed a keen interest in educational equity. She received a Master of Education degree in International Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has dedicated her post graduate studies towards understanding the interaction between policy, leadership and practice and how they can be leveraged to meet the needs of minority students.