Latoya Holiday
MSAN Executive Director
Latoya Holiday currently serves as the executive director of the Multicultural Student Achievement Network (MSAN) at UW–Madison’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research. MSAN is a national network of school districts working and learning together to eliminate racial disparities in schools. Latoya has spent her entire career in education working and advocating for equity and change to ensure success for all students, especially for students of color. Latoya spent many years working at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction in various roles, including school administration consultant and federal grant project director. Latoya has had the pleasure of serving as an executive cabinet member and special assistant for two Wisconsin State Superintendents of Public Instruction, including Wisconsin’s first Black state superintendent—Ms. Carolyn Stanford Taylor. Latoya has also served as associate director of the Office of Educational Opportunity at UW System and chief of staff for One City Schools, an independent charter school in Madison, Wisconsin. Latoya provides service to the Sun Prairie community as an elected member and vice president of the Sun Prairie Board of Education and board member of the Sunshine Place, a non-profit serving individuals and families in need. Latoya attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Wisconsin–Madison, earning degrees in English and Educational Policy.
