Lemuel J. Holifield is the Manager of Resident Development at the Nashville Teacher Residency. He sits on the Board of Directors of The Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance (TECA), a nonprofit that works to increase teachers of color across the state of Tennessee with leadership, mentorship, and fellowship.

Lemuel has been a teacher in both public and private schools and is now Director of Science for Valor Collegiate Academies. 

He comes to Nashville by way of Johnson City, Tennessee. Lemuel’s life goal is to empower students to successfully navigate through life as well-rounded individuals with a strong sense of cultural identity.

“I teach as an extension of living life itself. EdCo is an incubator for great educators and great ideas!” – Lemuel J. Holifield