Charna Halpern
Founder
ImprovOlympic
Teaching / Mentoring
184 LEADERS WITHIN Teaching / Mentoring
Joel Klein
Chancellor
New York City Schools
Walter Holmes
Yoga Instructor
Bev Kearney
Track and Field Coach
UT Austin
Bon Soeng
Zen Master
Empty Gate Zen Center
Aleks Zavaleta
Executive Director
Loco Bloco
Daniela Romero
ESL Coordinator
Nationalities Services Center
Van Taylor Monroe
Shoe Artist
Mike Biggerstaff
Meteorology Professor
University of Oklahoma
Milena Acosta
Education Outreach Supervisor
Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific
Tracey Parrish
Senior Marketing Manager
AT&T Foundry
Omar Cardenas
Youth Organizer
Children's Defense Fund
Christine Borelli
CEO
Memphis Street Academy Charter School
Stacey Cruise
CEO
American Paradigm Schools
Khary Lazarre-White
Cofounder
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol
David Stovall
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Lisa Nielsen
Director of Digital Literacy and Citizenship
New York Department of Education
Anna Maria Chávez
CEO
Girl Scouts of the USA
Arne Duncan
US Secretary of Education
US Dept of Education
Nikki Cooley
Co-Executive Director
Fifth World Discoveries
Travis Simons
Pastor
The Potter's House North Dallas
Janice Levenhagen-Seeley
Founder
ChickTech
Lynda Weinman
Co-Founder
Lynda.com
Indira Phukan
Field Science Educator
NatureBridge
Joel Laguna
Teacher
Thomas Starr King Middle School
Mike McGalliard
Executive Director
Imagination Foundation
Jacqueline Sanderlin
School Principal
Foster Elementary School
Robert Florio
Special Education Teacher
High Tech Early College
Zio Perez
Teacher
Nettelhorst School
Sarah Lyle
Senior Corps Member
City Year
Sean McComb
Teacher
Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts
Leonard Schlesinger
Professor
Harvard Business School
Mark Hannum
Neuroscience Lab Director
Thomas Jefferson School of Science and Technology
Sut Jhally
Founder and Executive Director of the Media Education Foundation
Media Education Foundation
Lynn Phillips
Senior Lecturer/Chief Undergraduate Advisor
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Arathi Gowda
Architect
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Bart Eddy
Co-Founder
Detroit Community Schools
TJ McCue
Writer
Forbes.com
David Andrade
Solar Panel Training and Certification Program Coordinator
Homeboy Industries
Jes Ward
Executive Director
cityWILD
Pernell Bush
President / CEO
No Limit Health and Education
Lisa Marr
Operations Director/Youth Film Coordinator
Echo Park Film Center
Evelyn Polk Green
President
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
David Flink
Founder / CEO
Eye to Eye
Janiece Evans-Page
Vice President of Fossil Global Giving / Head of Fossil Foundation
Fossil Group, Inc.
Joel Nitzberg
Director of Programs
New England Center for Arts & Technology (NECAT)
Josh Kinser
Vice President of Operations
Texas Trophy Hunters Association
Danny Ruiz
Owner / Head Instructor
Capitao Jiu-Jitsu & MMA
Cendy Vides
Operations Manager / Family Engagement Coordinator
College Track
Misaki Takabayashi
Interim Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
University of Hawai'i at Hilo
Bonnie Kahapea-Tanner
Captain & Project Director
Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy & Mana Maoli
Katherine Kuchenbecker
Associate Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Sara Morosan
Sales Manager
LGE*CTS Motorsports
Kamala Anthony
Manager
Honokea Fishpond
Ivan Joseph
Author / Director of Athletics
Ryerson University
Tristan Love
Assistant Principal
Houston Independent School District
Kevin Wright
Senior Research Technician
Dow AgroSciences
Cory Walters
Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
University of Nebraska—Lincoln
Mihir A. Desai
Professor of Finance and Law
Harvard University
Stephanie Toman
Teacher
Kiker Elementary School
Mary Blasius
Marine Sciences Professor
Orange Coast College
Lisa Legohn
Master Welder
Julia Winter
Founder & CEO
Alchemie
Dyane Smokorowski
Technology and Innovation Lead Teacher
USD 385 Andover Public Schools
Gary Bolles
Chair for the Future Of Work
Singularity University
Theo Helmstadter
Owner
Green River Pottery
Gerald Chertavian
CEO
Year Up
Sandy Husk
CEO
AVID
Hasan McWhorter
Teacher
The Met Sacramento High School
Adam Balogh
Machine Technology Instructor
Laney College
Richard Fletcher
Guide II Supervisor
Hearst Castle
Lauren Birgenheier
Associate Professor, Geology & Geophysics
University of Utah
John Fallon
CEO
Pearson
Jeffrey McDaniel
Lecturer
University of California, Riverside
Karin Hilgersom
President
Truckee Meadows Community College
Cody Tingey
Eastern Region Manager, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Nevada Division of State Parks
Chris Anderson
Hydroponics Manager
Green Our Planet
Kelley Cambry
Co-founder & CEO
Blue Studios.io
Rodney Robinson
Teacher
Virgie Binford Education Center
Carmen Garner
Art Teacher & Nonprofit Founder
Inner City Anglers
Michelle Emerson
Fourth-Grade Teacher
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Vera Ahiyya
Teacher
NYC Department of Education
Trevor Boffone
Spanish Teacher
Bellaire High School
Ron Clark
Teacher & Founder
Ron Clark Academy
Tray Robinson
Special Education Teacher
Stipe Elementary School
Bryan Bassette
Assistant Principal
Elmhurst United Middle School
Cecily Myart-Cruz
President
United Teachers of Los Angeles
May Ng
Biology Teacher
Mark Keppel High School
Bianca Alvarado
Spanish Teacher / EdTech Consultant
High Tech High Chula Vista
Lynette Stant
Third-Grade Teacher
Salt River Elementary School
Jason Kimberley
Founder & CEO
Cool Australia
Indre Viskontas
Neuroscientist & Opera Singer
Catherine Drennan
Professor of Biology and Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lalah Delia
Author & Wellness Educator
vibratehigherdaily.com
Bryan Brayboy
President’s Professor & Vice President of Social Advancement
Arizona State University
Luyen Chou
Chief Learning Officer
2U
Carole Redden
Chief Change Officer
Change Your Channel
Chloe Chen
Founding Coach
Moonrise Purpose Coaching
Michael Chambers
Marine Biologist, Aquaculture Specialist & Associate Professor
University of New Hampshire
Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz
Associate Professor
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Riley Scantlebury
Environmental Education Ranger II
Arizona State Parks & Trails
Omar Duron
Principal
Southwest Junior High School
John Matsui
Assistant Dean of Biological Sciences & Director of Biology Scholars Program
University of California, Berkeley
Rick Muma
President
Wichita State University
Alicia Thompson
Superintendent
Wichita Public Schools
Marcos Serratos
Instructor, Heavy Duty Truck Program
College of Western Idaho
J. Drew Lanham
Ecologist, Birder, & Professor of Wildlife Ecology
Clemson University
Janine Spruill
Founder & Executive Director
Lil' Filmmakers
Laura Marmolejo
Associate Dean of Advanced Manufacturing Programs
Austin Community College
Marsha Francis
Executive Director
STE(A)M Truck
Iralys Lopez
Program Director
Springboard Collaborative
Kachiside Madu
School Counselor
Elk Grove Unified School District
Donetta Bracey
Senior FAST Trainer Supervisor & Institute Coach
Families & Schools Together
Jeff O'Field
Training Specialist
National Center for Families Learning
Bridgett Willey
Director of Allied Health Education and Career Pathways
UW Health
Monica Goldson
CEO
Prince George’s County Public Schools
Kent Pekel
Superintendent
Rochester Public Schools
Emiliano Sanchez
Director of CTE Trades and Apprenticeships
Oakland Unified School District
Dayna Baumeister
Co-founder & Partner
Biomimicry 3.8
Andre Daniels
Regional Director
Guitars Over Guns
Enrique Neblett
Professor
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Dominic Pettis
Programs Director
Guitars Over Guns
Sunny Day Real Bird
Director of American Indian Outreach
Native American Achievement Center
Debra Smith
Superintendent
Fremont County School District
Jimmy Lee Day II
Band and Orchestra Teacher
East Middle School
Travis Allred
Early Learning Project Manager
Envision Utah
Heaven Cherilus
Youth Leader
East Oakland Youth Development Center
Samantha Johnson
Teacher
Family and Child Empowerment Services (FACES Inc.)
Julia Gabor
Mindful Founder
kid-grit
Karen Sanchez-Griego
Superintendent
Cuba Independent School District
Linette Steele
Lead Pre-K Teacher
Comanche Academy
T'erra Estes
Founder & Executive Director
Teach Not Punish
Todd Campbell
CEO
Backfield in Motion
LeDuan Pratt
Principal
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Kathryn Procope
Executive Director
Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science
Marc Brackett
Founding Director
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Kenneth Gorham
Principal
Movement School
Gwen Warniment
Director
Legislative Education Study Committee
Andre Samuel
Founder, President & CEO
The Citizen Science Lab
Ken Barry
Club Director
Boys and Girls Club of Northwest Indiana
Sharita Ware
Engineering and Technology Education Teacher
Tippecanoe School Corporation
Amber Grauer
Third Grade Teacher
West Broad Elementary
Ruth Ann Moss
Executive Director
Small Magic
James Lane
CEO
PDK International
Mark Milliron
President & CEO
National University
Russell Lowery-Hart
Chancellor
Austin Community College
Lorna Bryant
Head of Career Solutions
Pearson
David C. Banks
Chancellor
New York City Public Schools
Michael Johnson
5th Year HVAC Instructor
UA Local 467
Stephen Richmond II
Clinical Assistant Professor
Stanford Department of Medicine
Daniel Arias
Department Chair of Hospitality Management
Mission College
Kara Krone
Additive Manufacturing Instructor
De Anza College
Kamilah Bywaters
President
Las Vegas Alliance of Black School Educators
Michael Maxwell
Principal
Maximized Education Consultants
Sean Hill
CEO
Sierra Nevada Journeys
Tammy Haddad
Educational Podcast Host
Cozy Rainbow Podcast
DeSean Dyson
Director of U.S. Programming - ReStory US
Telos Group
Arnold Ford
Assistant Principal
Mastery Charter School
Danae Mobley
CEO
Coded by Kids
Shakira Henderson
Dean, College of Nursing & UF Health System Chief Nurse Executive
University of Florida
Sunny Summers
Founding School Leader
New Harmony High School
Alex Owens
Co-Director
Be Loud Studios
Patton Furman
Superintendent & Principal
Magic City Acceptance Academy
Andrea Hall
Executive Director
EPIC Homeschool Network
Judy Jankowski
Head Of School
Chesapeake Bay Academy
David Heiber
Founder & CEO
Concentric Educational Solutions, Inc.
Alexis Rubin
Chief Operating Officer
Launch
Estrella Serrato
CEO
Cafecito con Estrellita
Brian Haynes
Vice Chancellor
University of California, Riverside
Mai Nguyen Do
Teaching Assistant
University of California, Riverside
Brad Baca
President
Western Colorado University
Lazaro Lopez
Associate Superintendent for Teaching and Learning
High School District 214
Fernando Nascimento
Assistant Professor of Digital and Computational Studies
Bowdoin College
Cassandra Grube
Classroom Facilitator
The Last Mile
Marcus Anthony Hunter
Professor of Sociology and African American Studies
UCLA
Koffi C. Akakpo
President
Kentucky State University
Marques Dexter
Associate Director in the Office of Inclusive Excellence
University of Georgia
Omo Moses
Founder & CEO
MathTalk
Julian Gudger
Associate Professor
Prince George's Community College
Robert Kinzer
President
Literacy Institute for Financial Enrichment
J.R. Fenwick
Founder & CEO
FLip That Stock
Sarah Navarro
Head of Network Success
XQ Institute
Shana V. White
Director of CS Equity Initiatives
Kapor Foundation
Tim Knowles
President
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching