David Yi is a program officer in the Office of School Turnaround where he serves as a state contact and the operations workgroup leader. Prior to joining the Department, David was an elementary and middle school ELL teacher in Washington, DC where he also served as middle school staff coordinator. He also previously worked as a campus recruiter for Teach For America and was an intern for the Australian Minister for Defense. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, David earned an M.A. in Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages from American University and a B.A. in Political Science and a B.S. in Social Studies Education from Boston University. He is currently pursuing an M.B.A. at Georgetown University.