SELI Fellow Spotlight: Tianna Quiller Meet Tianna Quiller, a doctoral candidate in K–12 Education Leadership and Policy at Vanderbilt University.

This summer, Tianna served as a 2026 Southern Education Leadership Initiative (SELI) Fellow with the Foundation for the Mid South, where she supported efforts to improve educational and economic opportunities in communities facing persistent poverty. With more than a decade of experience in special education, Tianna is passionate about expanding opportunity and strengthening educational outcomes for students and families across the South. Learn more about Tianna and the full cohort here: https://southerneducation.org/what-we-do/leadership-development/seliechoesofexcellence/seli-fellows-2026/ #SELI #EducationLeadership #SouthernEducation #LeadershipDevelopment #EducationOpportunity