Aiyana Mourtos

Aiyana Mourtos co-founded Ridgeline on a simple belief: everyone deserves the opportunity to do work that matters to them and build financial freedom doing it. As the organization’s program architect, she designs career pathways and forges connections between employers, colleges, and schools to bring that vision to life for young people in the Bay Area.

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Based in: San Francisco

Ridgeline

Jun 2026 — Present

Co-Founder & Head of Program

Making Waves Education Foundation

Sep 2021 — Oct 2022

Vice President, Impact

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)

Jun 2018 — Apr 2021

Chief of Staff to the Chancellor

Newark Public Schools

Jan 2011 — Jan 2015

Teacher

Columbia University

New York University

Master's studies in education

The Johns Hopkins University

Bachelor's studies in social sciences

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Aiyana Mourtos

Ridgeline

Making Waves Education Foundation

District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)

Newark Public Schools

Columbia University

New York University

The Johns Hopkins University

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