Dr. Efe Igho-Osagie Shavers is honored to serve as the Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Milton Public Schools. Before this, she worked for six years in Lexington Public Schools as a school counselor serving a diverse group of students at Bowman School, an elementary school. In Lexington, she worked with teachers district-wide on DEIB aspects, creating affinity groups, book clubs, and other initiatives. Dr. Shavers holds a Ph.D. in Racial Equality in Education from the Applied Human Development track program of the Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. She also holds a Masters in Social Work from BU. Her research focused on educational equity, specifically on teacher training and helping all students succeed and make it to the finish line, successfully and thriving. Additional foci include culturally Responsive Pedagogy, the experiences of Black and Brown girls in education, equity in policy, and school racial climate, teacher professional development, and equity in school curricula. Previous research experience includes studying resiliency factors for students of color. Shavers is also a co-author of a developmentally appropriate anti-racism curriculum for elementary school students.

Adina Schecter is a veteran educator, literacy specialist, and equity-driven practitioner with a passion for creating and sustaining welcoming and inclusive schools. After graduating from the Boston Teacher Residency in 2005, she taught high school English and worked as a Transformational Instructional Coach in the Boston Public Schools before transitioning to the Milton Public Schools in 2022. Her previous roles as a literacy educator, instructional coach, and restorative justice leader within culturally and linguistically diverse schools have developed her capacity to support school leaders and school-based staff in actualizing MPS’s equity goals. In her free time, you can find her walking her two Goldendoodles around Milton, writing a young-adult fiction book, or driving her two daughters to all their activities.

Sires Rivers began his career working with youth in the Dept of Youth Services (DYS) where he worked with incarcerated youths for over 8 years. Following that, he moved on to working with juvenile boys with substance abuse issues on their behavioral and educational goals. Using his extensive knowledge, he directed the Project Rebound program for restorative work in redirecting court-involved youths, covering neighborhoods from Boston to New Bedford, on their educational and employment goals. In his career, he has worked with youths through the Boys and Girls Club and different school districts including Malden, Randolph, and Brockton.  Mr. Rivers's passion for working with youth derives from what he's learned in the process of overcoming his struggles growing up in Boston; and the desire to help students discover and attain their goals. He graduated with his associate degree from Bunker Hill Community College and his Bachelor’s degree from Curry College, both in Business Management.