Ally Peña is a strategic and mission-driven professional with over eight years of experience spanning classroom teaching, leadership development, and organizational strategy in the education sector. She brings a unique blend of frontline classroom insight and systems-level expertise, with a proven track record of designing processes, supporting senior education leaders, and driving progress toward bold strategic goals.
Most recently, Ally served as a Senior Associate at Chiefs for Change, a national nonprofit that supports state and district education leaders across the country. In this role, she led core components of the organization’s leadership development and membership strategy. She helped design and implement programming for the Future Chiefs cohort, developed reporting tools and data systems that shaped strategic decision-making, and led efforts to track and assess organizational impact and progress toward long-term goals.
Ally also played a key role in expanding the Chiefs for Change network, identifying and engaging prospective members aligned to the organization’s mission. Her work strengthened internal systems, deepened relationships with members, and enhanced the organization’s ability to track and communicate its impact.
She began her career as a Teach For America corps member and second-grade teacher in Prince George’s County, Maryland, where she developed a strong foundation in instructional practice and passion for education.