Shree Chauman is a Civil Rights organizer and advisor, and the founder of the Washington, DC non-profit organization called Parents in Partnership.

Shree Chauhan was born to Immigrant parents who came to American for a new life and opportunity for their daughter who was born in the United States. Shree Chauhan is Indian and Sikh descent.

On Saturday March 11, 2017, around the afternoon, as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer shopped inside of an Apple Store in Washington, D.C., Shree approached him with her camera phone and began asking him tough questions. While inside the store, she asked him several questions, including: "How does it feel to work for a fascist?" She then continued with the trail of questions:

Spicer then responds: "It’s such a great country that allows you to be here".

Chauhan has taken Spicer's response to be racist.

She then took to Medium to blog about the experience. She writes the following:

She then transitions from speaking about her opinions to writing about how people can get involved with advocacy groups.

She has since shot down numerous claims that Spicer was making a reference to the First amendment when he said, "It's such a great country that it allows you to stay here".

She attended the University of Miami where she earned her B.S. in Communications. She later received her Master of Public Administration from American University.

She has since remained in the Washington, DC as she interned and worked for several non-profit organizations.

She was a teacher in the Miami-Dade public school system for several years and has over a decade of experience in leadership, education policy, and advocacy.

Shree’s current and previous professional roles guide and inform Parents in Partnership.

Over the past four years, Shree has served as Senior Manager for Education and Health Policy at the National Urban League where she shapes the organization's national education and health policy positions.

Additionally, she serves as an advisor to civil rights principals, community leaders, and elected officials throughout the nation on education and health.

Prior to joining the National Urban League, Shree worked for the U.S.

Department of Education, in the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development where she counseled senior leaders, including the Assistant Secretary Martin and Secretary Duncan.

She went on to serve in the U.S. Senate for Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) advising on education issues. Shree later became the National and Federal Policy Consultant for Data Quality Campaign, where she guided their national policy efforts.

Parents in Partnership (PiP) empowers low­income parents to lead positive change in schools and communities by establishing trust between parents and teachers while addressing time and knowledge barriers to engagement.

Tailored for child, PiP provides personalized coaching at home so parents can support learning, connect with teachers and develop advocacy skills to address educational inequities.

She was the Finalist for the 2016 Social Innovation Award, Pre-Pilot: Broad Outcomes Track.

Sean Spicer