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Nikeisha McDonald

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Hobbies & Interests

  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Poetry
  • Education
  • Business And Entrepreneurship
  • Ceramics And Pottery

Reading

  • Action
  • Christian Fiction
  • Adult Fiction
  • Leadership
  • Historical
  • Drama
  • Science Fiction
  • Contemporary

I read books multiple times a month.

Bio

I am an education leader, entrepreneur, and future law student committed to expanding access to opportunity in underserved communities. My career has focused on building systems that help students and working adults reach economic mobility through education, certification pathways, and workforce development. As an educator and program leader, I helped guide hundreds of high school students through college applications, financial aid completion, and postsecondary planning. Through this work, I saw how policy, contracts, and regulatory systems quietly shape who has access to opportunity and who does not. Those experiences inspired my decision to pursue a law degree. In addition to my work in education, I am building initiatives focused on certification testing infrastructure and workforce training to increase access to industry credentials for students and working adults. My goal is to use legal training to support equitable education policy, strengthen nonprofit and workforce partnerships, and help minority entrepreneurs navigate contracts and business development. I believe law is not just practiced in courtrooms. It shapes the systems that determine access to education, employment, and economic stability. My mission is to use legal knowledge, education leadership, and entrepreneurship to build pathways that allow more people to succeed.

Education

Thurgood Marshall School of Law

Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)

2026 – 2029

Texas A & M University-Commerce

Master's degree program

2021 – 2022

Majors:
  • Curriculum and Instruction
Minors:
  • Educational Administration and Supervision

Mississippi University for Women

Bachelor's degree program

2009 – 2014

Majors:
  • English Language and Literature, General

Miscellaneous

Desired degree level:
Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)
Graduate schools of interest:
Thurgood Marshall School of Law

Career

  • District Instructional Coach

    Education · Royal ISD

    Jan 2025 – Present

  • Advanced Academic Specialist

    Education · Mesquite ISD

    Jan 2022 – Jan 2025

  • Teacher

    Education · Forney Independent School District

    Jan 2019 – Present

  • Teacher

    Education · Canton Public School District

    Jan 2014 – Jan 2019

Miscellaneous

Dream career field:
Law Practice
Dream career goals:
Lawyer
Has nursing license:
No

Future Interests

  • Advocacy
  • Politics
  • Volunteering
  • Philanthropy
  • Entrepreneurship
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