April Leong

Cahn Fellow 2011

Principal, Liberation Diploma Plus High School

Brooklyn, New York

April Leong was a member of the ninth Cahn Fellows cohort in 2011 as Principal of Liberation Diploma Plus High School in Brooklyn, NY. She was honored at the 41st annual Sloan Public Service Awards for her efforts in improving the lives of older students. Read her stories: Award-Winning Principal Opens School as an ‘Act of Desperation’, At Coney Island transfer school, award-winning principal pushes students beyond graduation.