Sean Foster is an educator, mentor, artist and community worker that was born and raised in Oakland, California. Sean became committed to the work of empowering black boys after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in communications from his Alma Matter, Clark Atlanta University – an HBCU in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2012, Sean joined the African American Male Achievement Program (AAMA) whose guiding mission to engage, encourage and empower young black boys aligned with his. Within this work, Sean has taught and mentored throughout the K-12 system in Oakland and is currently teaching an AAMA class at Dewey Academy and mentoring kings at Met West High School. Drawing on his years of teaching, training and service within the AAMA organization, Sean has transitioned into the role of Senior Facilitator for Kingmakers of Oakland (KOO) where he will support other instructors on how to become transformative educators.