Jamie Davidson Craig
Executive Director of the Manny Cantor Center
Jamie Davidson Craig is the Executive Director of the Manny Cantor Center (MCC), Educational Alliance’s flagship community center. She oversees MCC’s wide range of programs and services, which include Early Childhood, the Teen Center, Older Adult Services, Social Work, Community Programs, the Fitness Center, and the Art School. A seasoned educator and organizational leader, Jamie was the Founding Principal of New York City Charter School of the Arts, which opened its doors in 2016. Prior to that, she worked as a humanities teacher and reading specialist at Charter Schools in the Bronx and Brooklyn.
Jamie earned her BA in Comparative Literature from Barnard College, and her Master’s degree in Language and Literacy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is the current Board Chair of Project Basta, whose mission is to close the social capital gap for first-generation college students, and has proudly served as a trustee since 2020.