Staff
Robert Bhoolai
Managing Director of Strategy and Partnership
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Robert Bhoolai, a 2019 Cahn Fellow, has joined our team as a Program Director to assist in the development of our expansion model. Robert is the former principal of T.R. Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida. Serving traditional and magnet students in grades 9-12, Robert led the school to obtain significant academic standing locally and nationally. He also coordinated the implementation of several academic and social initiatives that focused on the cultural and social-emotional perspectives of the schooling experience. His efforts led to record graduation rates, higher percentages of college acceptance, and higher rates of post-secondary industry placement for students. Robert began his career in Hillsborough County Public Schools in 2006. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Wittenberg University, a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of South Florida, and is currently working toward his doctoral degree in Educational Program Development with a focus in Educational Innovation. Robert has served as a substitute teacher, teacher, assistant principal, principal, district trainer, and leadership mentor. He used his experiences and knowledge to identify and grow aspiring leaders, both at his school and within the district. Robert found his passion for leadership when he served in several key teacher-leader roles across several schools. In 2011 Robert was appointed assistant principal at a high needs high school. This experience helped him discover the power of building authentic relationships with students in an administrative role. The leadership team was proud to lead the school to its first and only A rating. As a 2019 fellow, Robert worked to establish an Executive Student Board at T.R. Robinson. The board works on behalf of all students to facilitate healthy and proactive communication between students and staff, aimed at creating opportunities for students to engage in school-level decisions that affect their schooling experience.
Crystal Mayfield Jones
Managing Director of Programs
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Crystal Mayfield Jones, a 2018 Cahn Fellow, is the Program Director of the Cahn Leadership Lab, our 3-4 year principal program. Crystal has been principal of Beecher Hills Elementary in Atlanta since 2009. Her school team lives the vision of doing more every day to help students climb higher. They work to provide activities and experiences to support the academic, social and emotional growth of their students. Since 1999, Crystal has worked at Beecher in the following positions: Assistant Administrator, International Baccalaureate Coordinator, teacher and in her current role as principal. She has earned advanced degrees from Tuskegee University and Georgia State University. Beecher Hills has the distinction of being one of the few Title I schools authorized as an International Baccalaureate PYP school since 2011.
Eva Capo
Manager, Strategy and Partnership
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Eva Capo, with 17 years of experience in the educational field Eva holds a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Puerto Rico and a master’s degree from Argosy University in school counseling. She started working as a teacher at a title one school and decided to further her education to be able to serve students’ needs on a one-on-one basis as a counselor. Her experience ranges from middle to high school as a counselor and teacher in title one and renaissance schools. Eva’s passion for education guided her students to become part of the highest graduation rate in history at her previous school. By guiding students academically and emotionally, they successfully completed their high school career and moved on to post-secondary careers. Eva’s strong perseverance in education and willingness to help others has led her to join Cahn Fellowship as a Program Assistant in August of 2022, and most recently, a Program Coordinator.
Andy Lovley
Director of Operations
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Andy Lovley serves as Director of Operations at the Cahn Fellowship. With two decades of experience in schools, nonprofits, early-stage startups, and the public sector, Andy brings deep expertise in operational leadership, financial management, and cross-functional strategy. He is passionate about building strong, mission-aligned organizations that expand educational opportunity and improve outcomes for students.
Prior to joining the Cahn Fellowship, Andy served as Assistant Director of Operations for the Community Safety Department for the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a founding member of a newly established city department, he partnered with senior leadership to build internal systems, manage budgets, shape organizational culture, and implement operating protocols aligned with strategic goals.
Previously, Andy led operations at Education Opens Doors, a Dallas-based nonprofit focused on college and career readiness. During his tenure, the organization scaled from a five-person startup to a 25-person growth stage organization serving more than 80,000 students nationwide. Andy spearheaded strategic growth initiatives, led the digitization and rollout of the organization’s flagship program, and built high-performing teams and internal systems to support sustainable expansion.
Earlier in his career, Andy lived and worked overseas as an English and History teacher, a field organizer, and a nonprofit consultant - experiences that continue to inform his commitment to educational equity and organizational effectiveness. He holds degrees from the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
Andy lives with his wife and two daughters in Massachusetts.
Nathan Blankenship
Development Coordinator
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Nathan Blankenship is a leader in strategic relationship management and a project specialist with extensive experience in development operations, partnership engagement, stewardship, and mission-driven initiatives. Before joining Cahn Fellowship, Nathan served as Development Associate at Chiefs for Change, where he played a key role in advancing the organization’s mission by cultivating relationships with sponsors and partners, tracking grants and funding opportunities, and managing internal systems and processes related to fundraising efforts. For four years, he was the Education Coordinator at the Anti-Defamation League-Southern Division, where he helped expand the organization’s signature K-12 anti-bullying program to over 500 schools. He also supported other key initiatives, including anti-bias programming in schools and workplaces. During his time at ADL, he received the prestigious Luzell Award for staff excellence.
Nathan comes from a family that emphasized community involvement, education, and civic engagement, which fueled his passion for purpose-driven work. He is deeply committed to making the world a more just and equitable place and ensuring that all students have access to a high-quality education.
Dr. Adele Tay Fabrikant
Executive Director
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After spending most of her childhood in Washington D.C., Adele graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1999 with a degree in environmental design specializing in architecture. Her career in public education began as a Teach For America corps member working with 28 second graders in the South Bronx of New York. Adele decided to return to her hometown to continue teaching in elementary schools. After earning her Masters in Educational Leadership from Teachers College at Columbia University in 2004, Adele led instructional and school design for high school students through several non-profit organizations. In partnership with several community based organizations, Adele designed, founded and served as the founding principal of a public transfer high school in Brooklyn, New York serving hundreds of opportunity youth. As the Deputy Chief of Youth Engagement at DC Public Schools in 2011, Adele oversaw policies and programs for the district’s most under-served populations.
In 2015, Adele graduated with a Doctorate in Education and her dissertation focused on student-centered, transformational school district leadership. For nearly 7 years, Adele led Teach For America's D.C. Region as Executive Director. In 2021, Adele was promoted to Regional Field Executive where she managed multiple executive leaders across regions and co-led the strategy and implementation of TFA’s first alumni innovation regions.
Today, Adele lives with her husband, three children and rescue dog in Alexandria, Virginia.