Meet the Team
Moira Kaleida
National Coalition Director, AROS
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Moira has a degree in education from Penn State University, and has combined her academic knowledge and lived experience (as a student, teacher, parent, school board member, and wife of a teacher) to beat the drum of public education across Pennsylvania. She is excited to lead the important work of AROS at a national level.
In 2015, Moira was elected to serve on the Pittsburgh Public School Board, leading the policy and government relations committees. As a school board member, Moira was able to pass critical policies at the local level, with the help of the local AROS affiliated group (Great Public Schools Pittsburgh), including providing LGBTQIA+ protections for students, a “Sanctuary Schools” policy, a pre-K to 2nd grade suspension ban, and the creation and implementation of the first Community Schools Policy and corresponding opening of the first three community schools in the city.
Professionally, Moira has served as a Chief of Staff for a City Council member and a State Representative in PA. She has also worked in a variety of organizing roles in the political, electoral, and education justice settings. Most recently before arriving at AROS, she was proud to organize with Pittsburgh’s own 412 Justice. In 2022, Moira was excited to join the inaugural board of Keystone Equality, advancing civil rights for LGBTQIA+ Pennsylvanians through voter mobilization, electoral advocacy, and political organizing.
Moira resides in Pittsburgh with her husband, two children, three cats, and too many goldfish. In her free time, Moira enjoys watching government meetings (yes, really), doing jigsaw puzzles, reading anything she can get her hands on, bad karaoke, and tap dancing.
Richard Fowler
Communications Director, AROS
Richard A. Fowler is a television talent, radio host, and millennial messaging expert who currently serves as a Communications Advisor for the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools and as a cable news contributor. Fowler has been providing political, strategic and communication strategy for the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools since September 2016. Beyond that, Fowler provides political and cultural analysis on cable news. Richard is also a contributing writer for Forbes Magazine.
Additionally, Fowler serves as a staple on SiriusXM’s Progress and Urban View. His written work has been featured in: The Hill, The Grio, The Root, Ebony Magazine, JET Magazine, TheCharlotte Observer, HuffPost and FoxNews.com.
Fowler’s on-camera work has also included interviewing a range of influential leaders from musician/activist Wyclef Jean to the late Congressman Elijah Cummings. A regular keynote speaker, panelist, and event emcee, Fowler has also moderated conversations with Senator Cory Booker, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro.
As a first-generation American of Jamaican heritage, Fowler began his political career in his home state of Florida, volunteering with numerous local and statewide campaigns. Since then, Fowler has been an advocate for youth, social equity, and the African-American LGBTQ community.
Most recently, Fowler was named a senior media fellow for the New Leader’s Council and chairman of the Center for Black Equity Leadership Council. In both roles, Fowler focuses on training, equipping, and empowering the next generation of millennial and LGBTQ leaders to use their voice to advocate for change.
Fowler holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from George Washington University and a master's in journalism from Georgetown University.