Nazaneen Khalilnaji-Otto

Nazaneen Khalilnaji-Otto is the former director of Summer Matters at Partnership for Children & Youth, where she led efforts to expand access to high-quality summer learning programs. She previously served as Oakland program director for Citizen Schools, where she managed extended learning programs and led the launch of new sites. She was also a campus director and AmeriCorps teaching fellow at Citizen Schools, developing staff training programs and supporting student engagement. Khalilnaji-Otto earned her MS in secondary education and teaching from the University of Pennsylvania.

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