Keshema Davidson’s career spans education leadership, program development, and strategic partnerships. With more than a decade of experience in education administration, she co-led the foundation responsible for designing and completing the charter school application for ECPHL, designing Philadelphia and Pennsylvania’s first public, open-enrollment early college secondary school, and the first new charter school approved in eight years.

Prior to co-founding ECPHL, Mrs. Davidson spent more than six years at Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School. She began as a work-study program coordinator and later served as manager of community affairs and director of strategic partnerships. In these positions, she founded an after-school and summer academic program serving students from North Philadelphia, led the implementation of a school-based health center, and managed development of the school’s college and career counseling team. Earlier in her career, Mrs. Davidson held the position of program director for LawMeets, a Philadelphia-based legal education company, and served as program assistant for Street Law Inc. and Kid Power Inc. 

Mrs. Davidson holds a master’s degree in public policy from Temple University and earned a bachelor’s degree in international area studies from Drexel University.