Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina changed the face of education in New Orleans forever, making it the first and only all-charter school district in the country.

New Orleans native, Jahquille Ross was in middle school in 2003 when he found out that his mom and sister were both killed in a tragic car accident.

Two years later, he was forced to evacuate with his remaining family as a category five hurricane was approaching.

"Those were big moments for me as a child", he said, subsequently moving around parts of north Texas where he went to four different schools in one year. "It was the educators that poured into me and saved me."

The lessons learned through caring teachers inspired him to become an early education teacher and has now catapulted him into his dream job as Chief of Talent at New Schools for New Orleans.

In his new role, he is attempting to make New Orleans the dream destination for educators like Chris Dier.

Just like Ross, Dier was also forced to evacuate but as a senior in high school.

"It was a traumatizing experience for a 17 year old. You have to switch schools. We had no possessions", he explained.

But it was the educators that also helped him when he was left without a home and now he's paying it forward, showing empathy to high schools students who may also face difficulties.

"I always think of what would the teachers do that were there for me during Katrina in these moments and then I try to replicate that", he said.