AJ Harris

AJ is a jobs advocate working to help students and adults with disabilities find and maintain employment throughout Summit County, Ohio. He was a long-term substitute teacher for the Akron Public School district, where he got to experience first-hand the struggles students and teachers face in the classroom. AJ is also pursuing a Master's degree in education, with a focus on curriculum and instruction, at Kent State University.

As a product of the public school system, and son of a public school educator, AJ understands the importance well-funded schools play in the success of student learning, a teacher's job, and the community as a whole.