2020 Speakers
Ja’Net Adams
CEO
EMACK Consulting
Paris Andrew
Director of Partnerships and Engagement
Duke University
Amanda Antico
Founder
EvolvED
Steve Ardire
AI Startup Advisor
'force multiplier' & 'Merchant of Light'
Faviola Armendariz
Organizer
Colorado Jobs With Justice
Nina Baliga
Founder
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Kim Barber, Ph.D.
Director, Pre-College and Early Outreach Programs
California State University Monterey Bay
Jayda Batchelder
Founding Executive Director
Education Opens Doors
Sindy Benavides
Chief Executive Officer
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Sarabeth Berk, Ph.D.
Chair
Boardbound by Women’s Leadership Foundation
Ahrash N. Bissell, Ph.D.
President
The NROC Project
Sharon Bonney
CEO
Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE)
Lettisha Boyd
Associate Director of Technical Assistance
College and Community Fellowship
Abbygail Brewster
Graduate Student
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Amber Briggs
Policy Project Director
Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA)
Leah Brown
Lawyer
Middle Eastern Sovereign Wealth Fund
Christie Buchele
Co-host
Empty Girlfriend Podcast
Laylah Bulman
Program Officer
The Samueli Foundation
Charria Campbell
Director of Multicultural Affairs
Tennessee Tech University
Leilani Carbonell Pedroni
Manager of Customer Success
Tipalti
Eric Chagala, Ed.D.
Founding Principal
Vista Innovation & Design Academy
Meg Chapman
Sr. Manager of Curriculum and Training
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc.
Audree Chase-Mayoral
Interim Director, Office of Global Distance Graduate Degrees
Lehigh University
UB Ciminieri
CEO & Facilitator
Breaking the Bias
Celine Coggins
Executive Director
Grantmakers for Education
Annie Contractor
CEO
Workplace Equity Partners
Bryan DeBates
VP - Education
Space Foundation
Jessica Dewell
Managing Partner
Red Direction
Dr. Erica Dodds
COO
Foundation for Climate Restoration
Heather Duncan
Director of Early Learning
The Collaboration for Early Childhood
Darla Edwards
Director of Special Projects
Virginia Ed Strategies
Dr. Tameka N. Ellington
CEO/Founder
1st Generation Revolutionaries
Joshua Faden
President
Community of Teachers
Rosanne Foust
President & CEO
San Mateo County Economic Development Association
Terri E. Givens
CEO
The Center for Higher Education Leadership
Gregg Gonzales
Owner/Founder
Joyful Living
Wytrice Harris
Manager, Detroit Promise Path
Detroit Regional Chamber
Lauren Jane Hartig
Regional Manager
Cultural Care Au Pair and Education First
Erica Harvey
Professor of chemistry
Fairmont State University
Nina Hays
VP, Strategic Initiatives
Workforce Ready Koncepts (WRK)
Lori Heisler
Chief Social Responsibility Director
Greater Good Institute
Dr. Jamey Heit
CEO
Ecree
Michael “Ffish” Hemschoot
Founder & Director
Worker Studio Animation
Mike Hess
Executive Director
Blind Institute of Technology
John Heyliger
Director of Workforce Programs, Strategy & Analytics
Lockheed Martin Space
Dr. Russ Hodges
Associate Professor
Texas State University
George Hornig
Sr Operating Exec, Dr, Advisor & Venture Investor
New York, New York
Joan Hornig
Jewelry Designer
Philanthropy is Beautiful® and Pave the Way®
Bratzo Horruitiner
Consultant and Mentor
Guardian Scholars
Alex Humphreys
Associate Vice President and Director
JSTOR Labs
Michelle Sioson Hyman
Deputy Director
Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s Ctr for Early Learning
Jade Irving
Retention Specialist
West Virginia State University
Drew Johnson
Program Coordinator
North Carolina Central University
Erica Jones
President- Elect
Mississippi Association of Educators
Martha Kaufeldt, M.A
Veteran Educator, Neuro-Education Consultant, Transformative Education Advocate
H. Ray Keith
Director of Instructional Intervention and Support in Academic Affairs
Community College of Aurora
Vanecia B. Kerr
Regional Executive Director
College Track Colorado
Nadene Klein, M.Ed.
Teacher
Daniel C Oakes High School
Kelly Knoche
Executive Director
The Teaching Well
Christina Korp
Founder and CEO
Purpose Entertainment
Kim LeClaire
Director of Global Education
TeachUNITED
Allison Lopez
Learning Specialist
Prison University Project
Kitty Lopez
Executive Director
First 5 San Mateo County
Gracey Loucks
Intern
Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism (YAASPA)
Dr. Ann Lutterman-Aguilar
Mexico Site Director & Global Faculty Member
Augsburg University
Dan Lutz
Co-founder, Developer, and Team Facilitator
CO-LEAD International
Janiece Mackey
Co-founder/Executive Director
Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism (YAASPA)
Plashan McCune, LPC, Ed.D
CEO
Higher Learning LLC
Karen McNeil-Miller
President & CEO
Colorado Health Foundation
Sonya Mehta
Director of Partnerships
The Teaching Well
Mike Miles
Founder & CEO
Third Future Schools
Carissa Moffat Miller, Ph.D.
Executive Director
the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
James Monteiro
Executive Director
Reentry Campus Program
Rama S. Moorthy
CEO
Hatha Systems
Melvin E Monette-Barajas
CEO
Indigenous Education, Inc.
D. Rico Munn, Esq.
Superintendent
Aurora Public Schools
Dr. Robert L. Owens, II
Interim VP of Student Affairs
Tennessee Tech University
Christine Padilla
Director
Build Up for San Mateo County’s Children
Patrick Partridge
President
WGU Academy
Charity S. Peak
Academic Director
ACUE (Association of College and University Educators)
Audra Peck
Sr. Director - Education and Development
Space Foundation
Shaunti Phillips
Academic Counselor
Mount Wachusett Community College
Tim Podkul, Ph.D.
Principal Research Scientist
SRI Education
Gretchen Rank
Executive Director
Montezuma School To Farm Project
Ariana Rodriguez
Intern
Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism (YAASPA)
Stacey Rontiris
Head of Programmes
Tomorrow Trust
Racquel Samuel
HEOP Student Success Advisor
The New School
Lekshmy Sankar
IT Leader
MSU Denver
Gary Schoeniger
Co-Author
Who Owns the Ice House?
Dr. Mary Schreiber Swenson
CEO & Founder
mymedchoicess
Steve Schueth
Managing Director
Thrize Partners
Dr. Stacy L. Scott
President
Center for Understanding Equity
John (Jawn) Segovia
Doctoral Student, Developmental Education Program
Texas State University
Rich Sinclair
CEO
Workplace Equity Partners
Chelsea Situmeang
College Intern
Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism (YAASPA)
Kimberly Small
Senior Regional Director
NFTE (Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship)
Adam Smith, Ph.D.
Senior Chemist
The Chemours Company
Gerald Solomon
Executive Director
The Samueli Foundation
Becky Staton
Senior VP of Cyber Workforce Strategy
Bank of America
Jennifer Stevens
President / CEO
Virginia Ed Strategies
Terrell Strayhorn, PhD
Professor of Urban Education
LeMoyne-Owen College
Jordan Stewart
Intern
Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism (YAASPA)
Tom Stritikus
President
Fort Lewis College
Whitney Szmodis
Asst. Director, UN Programs and Fellowship Advising
Lehigh University
Megan Tesene, Ph.D.
Assoc. Director, Personalized Learning Consortium
Assn. of Public and Land-grant Universities
Joe Thurman
Founder & Chief Talent Officer
Jobber Group
Amy Tran-Calhoun
Education Opens Doors
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Rep. Donald Valdez
Representative House District 62
Colorado House of Representatives
Jan van der Hoop
President and Co-Founder
Fit First Technologies
Tasia VanderVegt
Sociology Instructor
Community College of Aurora
Karen Vignare, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Exec. Director, Personalized Learning Consortium
Assn. of Public and Land-grant Universities
Toya Wall
Senior Program Officer
Ascendium Education Group
Lauren Wells, Ph.D.
Educator, researcher, and community organizer
Jo Lynne Whiting
Chair
Boardbound by Women’s Leadership Foundation
Sandy Wilborn
Director of Programs
Virginia Ed Strategies
Chelsea Williams
Founder & Career Strategist
College Code
Kathryn Williamson, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor
West Virginia University Department of Physics & Astronomy
Karen Worstell, MA, MS
CEO
W Risk Group
Train Wu
Director of Diversity Pipeline
Mount Wachusett Community College