Q&A with Kira Orange Jones, director of Teach For America in New Orleans

Kira was appointed executive director of Teach For America - Greater New Orleans in 2007. Prior to working at Teach For America, Jones founded and served as executive director of Right Quick Productions, a nonprofit media organization in Baton Rouge, La., dedicated to amplifying community voices through documentary filmmaking. She holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.Ed. focused in school leadership from Harvard University.