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Speakers and presenters

Featured Speakers

  • The Honorable George Miller (D-CA)
  • Russlynn Ali, Executive Director, The Education Trust-West & Vice President, The Education Trust
  • Mary Bull Ph.D., Superintendent, Vallejo City Unified School District
  • Caleb Cheung, Vice Chair, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
  • Don Iglesias, Superintendent, San Jose Unified School District
  • Donna Foote, Author, Relentless Pursuit
  • Carlos Garcia, Superintendent, San Francisco Unified School District
  • Ted Lempert, Executive Director, Children Now
  • Laura Moran, Chief Services Officer, Oakland Unified School District
  • Hydra Mendoza, San Francisco Mayor’s Education Advisor & San Francisco Unified School Board Member
  • Rick Miller, Deputy Superintendent, Policy Development and External Affairs, California Department of Education

Additional Speakers and Presenters

  • Heather Anichini (Chicago ’02), Teach For America
  • Sehba Ali (Houston '98), KIPP Heartwood Academy
  • Jacques Arsenault, Teach For America
  • Sederia Badgett, New Leaders for New Schools
  • Joel Baum, Oakland Unified School District
  • Karolyn Belcher (Greater New Orleans ’90), The New Teacher Project
  • Kristin Bijur (D.C. Region ’94), San Francisco Community School
  • Dena Blank, Teach For America
  • Naya Bloom (D.C. Region '94), Teach For America
  • Jen Bluestein, Teach For America
  • Lori Burns, Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness
  • Gloria Corral-Terrazas, First 5 San Francisco
  • Becky Crowe-Hill, Partners in School Innovation
  • Michelle Culver (Los Angeles ’99), Teach For America
  • Cara Delzer-Stadlen (Bay Area '04), New Schools Venture Fund
  • Cameron Duffy (Charlotte ’05), Teach For America
  • Tatiana Epanchin (Greater New Orleans ’93), Monarch Academy
  • Steve Farr (Rio Grande Valley ’93), Teach For America
  • Karen Fee (South Louisiana ’92)
  • Jennifer Flood (Bay Area ’97), Youth for Global Education
  • Margarita Florez (Los Angeles ’03), KIPP School Leadership Program
  • Gideon Goldman (Greater New Orleans ’91), Berkeley High School
  • Jennifer Guerrero Flood (Bay Area '97), Youth for Global Education
  • Natasha Hoehn (New York City '96), The Silver Giving Foundation
  • Maria Isip-Bautista, Aspire Public Schools
  • Bill Jackson. GreatSchools
  • Carlin Johnson – Politzer (Los Angeles ’92), Taft Community School
  • Jeff Kutash (New York City '92), FSG Social Impact Advisors
  • Daniel Lurie, Tipping Point
  • Molly Mauer, The Education Trust-West
  • Robert Mayfield, Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
  • Lynn Merz, Mimi and Peter and Haas Fund
  • Ted Morris (Los Angeles ’93), Building Excellent Schools
  • Kimberly Mundhenk (Los Angeles ’02), Children Now
  • Chaleese Norman, Teach For America
  • Kira Orange-Jones (South Louisiana ’00), Teach For America, New Orleans
  • Janis Ortega (New York City ’04), Teach For America, Bay Area
  • Kana Osaki-Greenawalt, Teach For America, Bay Area
  • Mary Ella Payne, Ascension Health
  • Diane Robinson (Los Angeles ’94), KIPP School Leadership Program
  • Chris Rosenberg (Bay Area ’92), Starr King Elementary School
  • Andrea Salas (Bay Area ’94), Martinez School District
  • Lara Sandora (Bay Area '98), East Side Union High School District
  • Jonathan Schorr (Los Angeles '90), New Schools Venture Fund
  • Eric Scroggins (New York City ’01), Teach For America, Bay Area
  • Steve Sexton (Los Angeles ’95), Lighthouse Community Charter School
  • Axel Shalson (Los Angeles ’95), Red Schoolhouse Software
  • David Silver (Los Angeles ’95), Think College Now
  • Meghan Spencer (Bay Area '91), Partners in School Innovation
  • Hae-Sin Thomas (Bay Area ’92), urbanED Solutions
  • Heather Thompson (Los Angeles ’95), Lighthouse Community Charter School
  • Lynda Tredway, UC Berkeley Principal Leadership Institute
  • Nancy Waymack (Houston ’95), San Francisco Unified School District
  • Kate Williams (Newark ’02), Teach For America
  • Scott Wolf (Bay Area ’04), Arbuckle Elementary School