Marisol Lockhart was raised in the Bronx, NY and developed a passion for learning instilled by her educator mother and supportive grandmother. After graduating from Vassar College, Marisol
enrolled in an early cohort of the New York City Teaching Fellows Program and began teaching in the Bronx. She became a teacher leader before earning her second master’s degree in educational leadership at Bank Street College of Education, as part of the renowned Principal’s Institute. In 2010, she was hired as an assistant principal at a Bronx elementary/middle school in one of the highest need districts in the country and was instrumental to the school’s educational reform. In 2015, she attended a leadership institute at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. Since 2019, she has been the principal of a Bronx elementary school where she focuses on educational excellence and cultivating a mindful community while coaching and empowering others. Marisol was also recommended to join the second cohort of the Gray Fellowship for Principal Excellence, a highly regarded leadership program in NYC public schools. Through fellowship coaching, she met and was mentored by Dr. Janet Patti and Dr. Robin Stern, achieving certification with Star Factor Coaching in June of 2022. In her free time, Marisol enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her husband, loved ones, and dog.