The Founders of the Barack Obama
Green Charter High School

Alisa Barnes
Alisa Barnes is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College with a bachelor degree in Communication Arts. She went on to work at WNBC’s “Weekend Today in New York” a local news magazine show as a Production Assistant and Segment Producer. Taking time off from her career to get married and start a family Alisa’s desire to become more involved in the community was fulfilled through teaching. She began substitute teaching and quickly segwayed into the classroom as a Lead Teacher. Alisa is a co-founder of the Barack Obama Green Charter High School. We will strive to have students become active participants in their communities; to aid in the development of their confidence and help them to become life long learners. Alisa is also the owner of 4U2view Productions, a film production company, which is currently working collaborative on a film documentary project with Lapidus Park Entertainment on the first all black Navy band.

Safiyah Sadiq
Safiyah Sadiq is an educator with a BA in Psychology and Education.  She has spent her time teaching and observing the impact that strong leaders have had on the educational community. With this focus in mind Miss Sadiq has dedicated the development of her academic career to school leadership by pursuing her MA in Administration and School Principal Certification from Rutgers University. She formerly served as vice president of a community service based organization for two years, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, and piloted many service programs focused on education and uplifting the Paterson community. Miss Sadiq recently has become one of the co-founders of the proposed Barack Obama Green Charter High School in Plainfield New Jersey. The proposed high school will use sustainability as a vehicle to educate students and prepare future leaders to compete in a low carbon green economy through the overarching pedagogy of service learning.

Steven King 
Steven is the CEO and President of The Urban Development Group International, a research organization focused on developing sustainable urban development solutions in the areas of Education, Health, the Environment, Transportation, Energy and Water.  As a Researcher and Program Coordinator at Cornell University’s School of Industrial Labor Relations, Steven is currently working with the Global Labor Institute on climate change, green jobs, and sustainable development as it relates to labor and works with the Programs in Economic Transition’s Institute on creating sustainable high performance work systems for the healthcare sector. He is also a co-facilitator of The Black Trade Union Leadership Academy program and a writer for the ILR Advance.
 
Steven has an undergraduate degree from Pace University and a graduate degree from the New School University in International Affairs with a concentration in Urbanization and Cities.  While serving as an analyst for the Hong Kong Transport Department on sustainability, Steven attended graduate classes at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and participated in a think tank exercise regarding the development of the Perl River Delta at Sun Yat Sun University in the Guadgong Provence of China.
 
Steven is also a co-founder of the Barack Obama Green Charter High School whose focus is to create independent critical thinkers capable of applying the principles of sustainability for the development of themselves, the community and the environment.


Anthony S. Bundy, Ed.D.
For over 25 years Anthony has worked in the field of education. He started his career in Boston Public Schools as a Social Studies teacher. Before retiring, He served in a number of leadership roles in Public Schools. He has served as a District Administrator, High School Principal, Middle School Principal, Middle and High School Assistant Principal, Department Chair and Lead Team Teacher. He holds a B.S. degree from Morgan State University, an Ed. M degree from Harvard University and an Ed.D. Degree in Educational Administration and Leadership from Seton Hall University.

Currently Tony is an Educational Consultant, working closely with a number of public and private organizations including Rutgers Center for Effective School Practices. He resides in West Orange, New Jersey with my wife and son. His passion is to see the continued development and success of Charter Schools in America.