Tomika Altman-Lewis is an educator with 14 years of experience ranging from Kindergarten to Twelfth grade and teaching a variety of subjects from gifted education to Family and Consumer Sciences.  She recently matriculated to Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools where she teaches ELA and Science in the 5th Grade LEAP Program for Highly Gifted Students. She is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships such as Kenan Fellow, NC Science Leadership Association Fellow, NGSS/NSTA K-2 Engineering Curator, and Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Mathematics and Science Teachers.