Jonelle Harris

Jonelle Harris is an educator and the current Director of Diversity, Equity, and Community at New City School. She has 14 years of experience and a dual background in Early Childhood Education and Marketing. Over the past decade, as a DEI practitioner and through years in Preschool and First Grade classrooms, Jonelle has developed a practice grounded in both systemic strategy and the day-to-day realities of student life.

Her work focuses on supporting educators to build environments where students experience genuine safety and belonging, while also creating spaces for adults to engage critically with their practice and apply equity in meaningful, actionable ways.

Drawing on a multidisciplinary lens, Jonelle partners with educators and leaders to strengthen their capacity for reflection, critical thinking, and community-building, so that inclusive, justice-centered learning environments are not just aspirational but lived every day.