BRITTANY N. PACKNETT, 30, is North St. Louis County native and serves as Executive Director of Teach For America – St. Louis, which serves 20,000 low-income students across the region. She has been leveraging her privilege to amplify the voice of students and young people in Ferguson- the true leaders of this work- carrying their message to multiple national and international media outlets, facilitating the #FergusonFireside Conference Calls with America, serving as a supporting editor of the #Ferguson protestor newsletter, engaging students in critically conscious leadership development, and helping lead Teach For Ferguson during school closings due to early unrest in the region. She previously taught 3rd Grade in Southeast Washington, DC, and worked in federal education policy and advocacy for low-income students of color around the nation. Brittany was recently appointed to the Ferguson Commission and to President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. She was named by TIME Magazine as one of 12 New Faces of Black Leadership in January 2015.