Janie Segui Rodriguez

About Janie Segui Rodriguez

I’m an education advocate, grassroots organizer, and nonprofit leader with nearly a…

Experience

1. Founder & Chief Executive Officer

   Stop The Wait Ri

   Feb 2021 — Present · Providence, RI, US

   I’m the Founder & CEO of Stop The Wait RI, a 501(c)(4), and Stop The Wait RI Fund (2024), our affiliated 501(c)(3) nonprofit—both dedicated to amplifying parent voices and transforming public education in Rhode Island.Through this dual structure, we equip parents to lead, organize, and advocate for the schools their children deserve. Our 501(c)(3) arm focuses on education, leadership development, and family engagement, providing parents with the training, tools, and knowledge needed to navigate the public school system and support student success. Through our 501(c)(4), we activate parents as voters, advocates, and civic leaders driving policy change and fighting for equitable, high-quality public school options.I work at the intersection of education justice, civic engagement, and grassroots organizing, mobilizing families through leadership programs, community campaigns, and voter outreach. Together with a dynamic team, I build the capacity of parents to be front-line advocates in their children’s educational journeys and shape the educational landscape we want for our children.

Education

• Charter Oak State College

  Bachelor's degree

• The People’s Institute for Survival & Beyond

  Community Development

• Roger Williams University

  Graduate degree

  2017 — 2020

• Rhode Island Latina Leadership Institute

  Professional Development

• Teacher’s College Columbia University

  Community Development

• Bristol Community College

  Associate of Arts - AA