Olga Hickman

Board Member

Dr. Olga Martinez Hickman is the Executive Director at Bachman Lake Together, where she supports cross-sector partnerships aimed at redesigning systems and strategies to enhance high-quality early childhood education for all children, regardless of zip code. Previously, Olga served as the Director of Programs and Partnerships for Read Fort Worth. Her work there promoted a collective impact, with the goal of increasing 3rd grade literacy for all students in the Fort Worth Independent School District. She has over a decade of relevant education experience that includes supporting statewide leadership, literacy, and system-change initiatives across Texas. Her areas of expertise include equity and excellence, parent leadership, and second language acquisition for diverse learners. Dr. Martinez Hickman is a product of public education, and earned her Ph.D. in K-16 Research, Policy, and Leadership from the University of Texas at Arlington. Olga is a 2019 Tarrant County Alumni of Leadership ISD’s Civic Voices and was a member of the 2019 Dallas Public Voices Cohort. She is also a part of the inaugural Stagen Leadership Academy’s Social Change Leadership Program, designed to elevate the voices of powerful women leaders. Olga and her husband Charles live in Fort Worth, and are the proud parents of Rejinah and Reignah.

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