Education
Ed.D.: Leadership in Schooling, UMass Lowell (expected 2026)
MBA: University of Phoenix
MBA: University of Phoenix
Biosketch
Zakkiyya Witherspoon has spent 13 years as an educator in the private school sector and four years in the Cambridge Public School District. During her time in Cambridge, she became the co-founder of the MCCPS, Muslim Community of Cambridge Public Schools, a school affinity group that supports the Muslim staff and students in Cambridge. She recently joined the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell as the clinical field coordinator. She is the founder of the Islamic Academy for Peace Daycare and serves as a member of the Atrium School Board of Trustees. Zakkiyya is an activist focusing on bringing Black educators back into classrooms. She is also pursuing a Ed.D. in Leadership in Schooling, from the University of Massachusetts in Lowell.
Selected Presentations
The coverage we received:
- "Cambridge Schools Create ‘Sacred Spaces' for Safe Prayer," NBC10 Boston
- "Cambridge Public Schools establish sacred spaces for students and staff," WBZ CBS News Boston