MPA Leadership

Tanisha Garrett, Principal

Tanisha was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, where she began her career as a special education teacher. She moved to Oakland for her doctoral program in Anthropology and Social Change at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Tanisha holds a bachelor's degree in History and a Master's degree in Teaching from Bellarmine University with a Learning and Behavior Disorders Certification. She attends Loyola Marymount University for her administrative credential.

Tanisha started teaching at MPA in 2019 and has transitioned to the Assistant Principal of Climate and Culture. She loves Oakland, and MPA has become home to her! Tanisha is a passionate educator who strives to create a positive school environment for all students!

Annie Hatch, Assistant Principal

This is Annie's 7th year at MPA. Prior to becoming AP of Instruction, Annie served as MPA's Pathway Coach for five years. And before that, she was a Linked Learning Instructional coach in Los Angeles, an English and history teacher at Life Academy, an after-school provider and tutor at Skyline high school, and a paraeducator in the South Bay. She has been deeply invested in changing educational outcomes for underserved young people since 2006.

Annie was born in Tacoma, WA and earned a BA from Brown University in Education History and Policy. She has a teaching credential in English and history, a Masters in teaching from Mills College, an Admin Credential from the Reach Institute and is working on clearing her Admin credential with UC Berkeley's Leadership Institute. Annie is an avid runner, traveler, and jewelry maker and currently spends a lot of time reading to her 4 year old. Annie loves the students of MPA and is grateful to learn from them.

OUSD prohibits unlawful discrimination (such as discriminatory harassment, intimidation, or bullying) against any student, employee, or other person participating in district programs and activities, including, but not limited to, those programs or activities funded directly by or that receive or benefit from any state financial assistance, based on the person's actual or perceived characteristics of race or ethnicity, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital, pregnancy, or parental status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or any other characteristic identified in Education Code 200 or 220, Government Code 11135, or Penal Code 422.55 or equity or compliance with Title IX, or based on his/her association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics (5 CCR 4610). BOARD POLICY 0410. BOARD POLICY 1312.3. BOARD POLICY 4030. BOARD POLICY 5143.3. BOARD POLICY 5145.7. Complaint forms are available at school sites, on the district webpage at www.ousd.org/ombudsperson, at the Office of the Ombudsperson located at 1000 Broadway, 1st Floor, Suite 150, Oakland, CA 94607, via email at gabriel.valenzuela@ousd.org, or via telephone 510-879-4281.

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Tanisha Garrett, Principal

Tanisha started teaching at MPA in 2019 and has transitioned to the Assistant Principal of Climate and Culture. She loves Oakland, and MPA has become home to her! Tanisha is a passionate educator who strives to create a positive school environment for all students!

Annie Hatch, Assistant Principal

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