Dominique Morris
Year you became part of the HSH community: 2020
Current occupation: Education Administrator
Areas of expertise: Talent/HR, strategy and operations, DEI practices/policies/programming
Why is service on a Board important to you?
Board service is an opportunity to share my talent, expertise and experience with organizations that are trying to make our world better. I'm privileged in many ways and responsible for paying it forward.
What drew you to HSH?
The community and diversity. The moment we stepped on campus for the tour, we were embraced by a range of grounded and down-to-earth parents, staff and students.
Dominique currently serves as the chief people and operations officer for the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, a nonprofit that manages 20 Los Angeles Unified schools in South LA, Watts and Boyle Heights. In this role, she leads talent, finance, strategy and operations and data and impact. She is a product of Los Angeles Unified schools and is dedicated to making our public education system work better for all students.
She previously served as a policy advisor in Los Angeles Unified’s deputy superintendent’s office and provided strategic support on a range of issues, policies and projects including development and coordination of the Black Student Achievement Plan and the district’s initial $5-billion spending plan for one-time COVID relief funds. She has also held leadership positions in New York City’s Department of Education and San Jose Unified School District in areas of talent, strategy and operations.
Dominique holds a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master’s in Public Administration from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University. She’s also a graduate of The Broad Residency in Urban Education, an intensive two-year leadership development program.