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Speakers and Presenters

The 2021 Carnegie Summit brought together practitioners, researchers, thought leaders, policymakers, and others to share how they are using continuous improvement approaches and capturing the power of networks. Keynote speakers with diverse perspectives and deep expertise inspired and challenged attendees to ask probing questions about improvement in education. Read on to learn more about the improvers and innovators who presented at this year's Summit.

Session Presenters

Virginia (Ginger) Adams Simon

Data and Improvement Coach, Educator Quality Center, California State University, Office of the Chancellor
Jorge Aguilar

Superintendent, Sacramento City Unified School District
Jennifer Ahn

Director of Network Partnerships, Lead by Learning, Mills College (CA)
June Ahn

Associate Professor, University of California Irvine
Dalainy Amador

Fellow, Thomas C. Giordano Middle School, New York City Department of Education
Erin Anderson

Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Denver
Peyton Anderson

Coordinator, Office of Professional Learning, Chesterfield County Public Schools
Pat Andry-Jennings

Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services, Napa Valley Unified School District
Victoria Armstrong

Chief Academic Officer, Dinuba Unified School District
Robin Avelar La Salle

Founder and CEO, Orenda Education
Anna Babarinde

Curriculum Coordinator for Science, Sonoma County Office of Education
Amanda Bachelor

Director, Program Design and Development, Partners in School Innovation
Christina Balter-Scarlatos

Senior Inquiry Learning Manager, Boston Public Schools
Heather Ballinger

Faculty/Program Leader, Humboldt State University
Devika Banerjee

6th Grade Mathematics & Science Teacher, Mann UCLA Community School
Cynthia Barron

Coordinator, UIC Ed.D. Program in Urban Education Leadership, University of Illinois Chicago
Manuel Bautista

Director of Educational Services, Mendota Unified School District
Rhonda Beasley

Assistant Director of Differentiated Assistance and District Support, Santa Clara County Office of Education
Michelle Beavers

Associate Professor, School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia
Paul Beck

Director, Implementation and Partnerships, Colorado Education Initiative
Jacobē Bell

Network Leader, Teaching Matters
Brandon Bennett

Principal Advisor, Improvement Science Consulting; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation
Jay Berckley

Dean of Arts & Innovation, Episcopal High School
Sean Berkstresser

Executive Director of Information and Analytics, Tulsa Public Schools
Al Bertani

Senior Advisor, Urban Education Institute, University of Chicago; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Manuelito Biag

Senior Associate, Networked Improvement Science, Carnegie Foundation
Heidi Black

Director of Collaborative Improvement, StriveTogether
Casey Blochowiak

Director of Curriculum and Learning, School District of Menomonee Falls
Shay Bluemer-Miroite

Director of Improvement Advising, Shift
Erica Boas

Improvement Specialist, WestEd
Jarrod Bolte

Founder and CEO, Improving Education
Kathryn Boucher

Assistant Professor, University of Indianapolis
Alicia Bowman

Improvement Specialist, WestEd
Michelle Bowman

Vice President, Networks & Content Design, Learning Forward
Dominique Bradley

Researcher, American Institutes for Research
Natalie Breen

Director of Children's & Youth Education, Wesley-Rankin Community
Kristina Brewer

Educational Specialist, Decker Middle School, Pomona Unified School District
Cheryl Broadnax

Senior Director of Educational Supports, StriveTogether
Elaine Farber Budish

Director, UPD Consulting
Christie Budner

Teaching Teacher Specialist and History Teacher, Lorbeer Middle School, Pomona Unified School District
Susan Burkhauser

Researcher, American Institutes for Research
Joanna Burt-Kinderman

Mathematics Instructional Coach, Pocahontas County Schools
Genny Cadena

Director, Education Partnerships, Orenda Education
Evelyn Camarillo

Events Manager, Network for College Success, The University of Chicago
Marisa Cannata

Associate Professor of the Practice and Director of the Ed.D. Program in the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations, Vanderbilt University
Susan Carlile

Associate Professor, Portland State University
Adam Carter

Executive Director, Marshall Street at Summit
Alex Carter

Vice President, Implementation, Colorado Education Initiative
Penny Carver

Principal, Carver & Company; Senior Fellow, Strategy and Business Development, Carnegie Foundation
Victor Cary

Senior Director, National Equity Project
Jeanne Century

Director of Outlier Research and Evaluation, UChicago Stem Education; Research Associate Professor, The University of Chicago
Melissa Chabran

Associate, Managing Director, Networked Improvement Science, Carnegie Foundation
Sarah Chandler

Consultant, Independent Consultant for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Marshall Street
Laura Checovich

Communications Associate, American Institutes for Research
Caitlin Chisholm

VTmtss Program Coordinator, Vermont Agency of Education
Elizabeth Chu

Executive Director, Center for Public Research and Leadership
Lora Cohen-Vogel

Frank A. Daniels Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Charoscar Coleman

Instructional Director, Prince George's County Public Schools
Juli Coleman

Chief of Improvement, School Networks, CORE Districts
Clarissa Contreras

Fellow, Thomas C. Giordano Middle School, New York City Department of Education
Benjamin Cooper

Founder and Principal Consultant, Benjamin Cooper Consulting LLC
Derek Cruz

Director of Educational Support Services, Washington Unified School District
Ben Daley

President, High Tech High Graduate School of Education
Alan J. Daly

Professor, University of California, San Diego
Jennifer Danek

Senior Strategic Advisor & Director of SEP Partnerships, Coalition of Urban Serving Universities
Amanda Datnow

Professor, Department of Education Studies; Associate Dean, Division of Social Sciences, University of California, San Diego
Ketti Davis

Assistant Superintendent, Central Unified School District
Sheryl Davis-Jackson

Improvement Facilitator, JY Joyner Elementary School
Patrice Dawkins-Jackson

Associate, Networked Improvement Science; Director, Post Baccalaureate Fellowship Program, Carnegie Foundation
Karlenys De Los Santos

6th Grade Math & Science Teacher, Eugenio Maria De Hostos MicroSociety School, Yonkers Public Schools
Kris DeFilippis

Director, Bronx Academic Response Team, New York City Department of Education
Loren Demeroutis

Director, Learning Big Picture, Big Picture Learning
Kayon DePina

Educator, Baltimore City Public Schools
Jermaine Dickerson

Academic Response Team Specialist, Bronx Borough Central Office, New York City Department of Education
Dana Diesel

President and CEO, Schools That Lead
Sydney Dion

District Literacy Instruction and Design Coach, Tahoe Truckee Unified School Disrict
Alicia Dixon

Executive Director, Marcus Foster Education Institute
Christina Dixon

Improvement Advisor, Independent Consultant, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Jonathan Dolle

Director, Improvement Science, WestEd
Mark Dunetz

President, New Visions for Public Schools
Matthew Easterday

Associate Professor, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University; Founder and Chief Product Officer, Forgeworks
David Eddy-Spicer

Professor of Education, School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia
Isaak Egg

Adviser, Confluence High School
Jennifer Enns

Executive Leadership Coach, Comprehensive Support and Improvement, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Paula Espinoza

Improvement Advisor, Marshall Street
Ryan Estrellado

Executive Consultant, Content Lead, South County SELPA, ED&D
Segun Eubanks

Director, Center for Educational Innovation and Improvement, University of Maryland College Park
Krista Fairley

Principal, Lorbeer Middle School, Pomona Unified School District
Paola Deliz Felix Encarnacion

National Network for School Improvement Leader, City Year
Marcia Feliz

Academic Response Team Specialist, Bronx Borough Central Office, New York City Department of Education
Richard Fitzpatrick

Superintendent, Corning Union Elementary School District
G. Bryan Fleming

NSI Associate Director, BARR Center
Marisa Flowers

Curriculum and Instruction Leader, Madison Metropolitan Public School District
Sofi Frankowski

Chief Learning Officer, Schools That Lead
Leanne Fray

Senior Research Fellow, School of Education, University of Newcastle (Australia)
Tracy Fray-Oliver

Vice President, Bank Street Education Center
Tia Freelove Kirk

Assistant Director, Public University Transformation & STEM Education, The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
Kim Frumin

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
Michael Fullan

Co-Leader, New Pedagogies for Deep Learning
Kourtney Fullard

Fellow, The Angelo Patri Middle School, NYC Department of Education
Marcia Fulton

Executive Director, Compass Academy
Ryan Gallagher

Director of Continuous Improvement, High Tech High
Crystal Gassert

Assistant Principal, Portland Public Schools
Elizabeth Gerber

Associate Professor, Segal Design Institute, Northwestern University; Founder and Strategist, Forgeworks
Adelia Gibson

Academic Response Team Specialist, Bronx Borough Central Office, New York City Department of Education
Heidi Gill

Senior Associate, National Equity Project
Nikki Giunta

Chief of Staff, New Visions for Public Schools
Corey Golla

Superintendent, School District of Menomonee Falls (WI)
Heather Gomez

Executive Leadership Coach, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Louis Gomez

Professor of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation
Danielle Gonzales

Managing Director, Education & Society Program, Aspen Institute
Gloria Gonzalez

Founder and Principal Consultant, Gonzalez Consulting
Dan Gordon

Senior Legal and Policy Advisor, EducationCounsel LLC
Jenny Gore

Laureate Professor, University of Newcastle
Lori Grant

State Lead for North Carolina, TrueSchool
Dana Gray

Director of Community Collaboration and Evaluation, Southern Methodist University
Jenni Greene

Senior Consultant, UPD Consulting
Patricia Greco

Superintendent Emeritus, School District of Menomonee Falls; Senior Director of Thought Leadership, Studer Education
Angela Green

Testing and Improvement Analyst, Alexandria City Public Schools
Sarah Green

Elementary & Secondary Education Program Coordinator, Humboldt State University
Michael Griffin

Educator, Arlington Public Schools
Sarah Gripshover

Director of Research, PERTS (Project for Education Research That Scales)
Janie Griswold

Chief Learning Officer, High Tech High Graduate School of Education
Cori Groth

Associate Director, Utah Education Policy Center, University of Utah
Alicia Grunow

Co-Founder and Improvement Specialist, Improvement Collective; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation
Sarah Gudenkauf

Research Assistant, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Adam Hall

Principal Research Scientist, Plus Alpha Research & Consulting, LLC
Christine Han

Improvement Specialist, WestEd
Michael Hanson

Former Superintendent, Fresno Unified School District; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Heather Harding

Senior Director, Education Grantmaking, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies Foundation
Betsy Hargrove

Superintendent, Avondale Elementary School District
Donna Harris-Aikens

Senior Advisor for Policy and Planning, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
Jess Harris

Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Newcastle (Australia)
Terrence Harris

Staff Associate, Office of Enrollment, Choice, and Transfers, Baltimore City Public Schools
Susan Haynes

Partner Success Manager, Collaborative Technology, Carnegie Foundation
LaRena Heath

Associate, Networked Improvement Science, Carnegie Foundation
Sue Ann Heatherly

Senior Education Officer, Green Bank Observatory
Sarah Heaton

Director, Strategy and Continuous Improvement, Baltimore City Public Schools
Erin Hellman Ashoka

Associate Director of NSI Implementation and Data, Bank Street Education Center
Erin Henrick

President, Partner to Improve
Darryl Hill

Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Kate Hirschboeck

Improvement Research Specialist, WestEd
Randy Hitz

Dean Emeritus, Graduate School of Education, Portland State University; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Cynthia Ho

Directing Improvement Partner, Partners in School Innovation
Rebecca Horwitz-Willis

Graduate Student, Harvard University
Jonathan Hull

Fellow, Mott Hall III, New York City Department of Education
David Imig

Professor of Practice, College of Education, University of Maryland; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Jennifer Iriti

Research Scientist, Learning Research & Development Center, University of Pittsburgh
Marcus Jackson

Executive Consultant, Content Lead, South County SELPA, ED&D
Sarah Jay

Director of Assessment for Learning, Boston Public Schools
Angela Jerabek

Executive Director, BARR Center
Bryan M. Johnson

Director of Certificated Workforce Management, Los Angeles Unified School District
Tanya Johnson

Equity Leadership Consultant, Shift
Blair Jonas

Behavior Intervention Support Specialist, Chesterfield County Public Schools
Niesha Jones

Program Associate, Raise Your Hand Texas
Imani Jones-Ratcliffe

Instructional Leadership Partner, New York City Department of Education
Amanda Justice

Continuous Improvement Coach, Spartanburg School District 6
Herumakhi Mutefnout

Director of Data and Continuous Improvement, Network for College Success, The University of Chicago
Steven Kellner

Director of Program Sustainability and Growth, California Education Partners
Edit Khachatryan

Founder and Principal Consultant, Sovoroom; Carnegie National Faculty, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Ayeola Kinlaw

Project Director, Center for Public Research and Leadership, Columbia University
Kasey Klappenback

Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education, Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Rachel Klein

Partner, Strategic Initiatives, Catalyst:Ed
Jim Kohlmoos

Co-Founder and Partner, EDGE Consulting; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Uma Kotagal

Senior Fellow, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation
Eugene Kowch

Associate Professor, Education Leadership, Policy, Governance, and Innovation, University of Calgary
Kelsey Krausen

Senior Engagement Manager, WestEd
Julie Kunselman

Director of Research and Organizational Excellence Coach, Studer Education
Jeannette LaFors

Consultant, XQ Institute; Principal, Kelefors Consulting; Former Director of Equity Initiatives, The Education Trust–West
Joseph Lamb

Improvement Specialist, Tulare County Office of Education
Janise Lane

Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, Baltimore City Public Schools
Mayra Lara

Associate Director of Educator Engagement, The Education Trust–West
Deborah Larrabee

Principal, Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School
Hien Larson

Principal, Alder Creek Middle School, Tahoe Truckee Unified School District
Stephanie Lassalle

Improvement Advisor, Strategic Operations Lead, Marshall Street
Matty Lau

Director of Strategy and Implementation, Bank Street Education Center
Koren Lawson

Lead Teacher/Improvement Advisor, Baltimore City Public Schools
Elizabeth Stosich

Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Administration, & Policy, Fordham Graduate School of Education
Laurel LeFebvre

Director of Program Planning, Continuous Learning, New York City Department of Education
Paul LeMahieu

Senior Vice President of Programs, Carnegie Foundation
Julie Leopold

Executive Director, Leadership for School Improvement, New York City Department of Education
Tarima Levine

Senior Director of Content Development, Bank Street Education Center
Angel Li

Associate, Evidence and Analytics, Carnegie Foundation
Maria Lichtenwaldt

Learning Director, Dinuba Unified School District
Sandra Lochhead

Senior Manager, Innovation & Improvement, Denver Public Schools
Chad Lochmiller

Associate Professor, School of Education, Indiana University
Melissa Loftus

Continuous Improvement Coordinator–Literacy, Baltimore City Public Schools
Betty Lugo

Instructional Leadership Partner, New York City Department of Education
Christopher Macaluso

Assistant Superintendent, Division of Equity and Access – Curriculum, Instruction, School Supervision, Yonkers Public Schools
Megan MacDonald

Research Assistant, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Logan Mallonee

Principal, Truckee High School, Tahoe Truckee Unified School District
Jojo Manai

Senior Associate, Managing Director, Collaborative Technology, Carnegie Foundation
Alida Maravi

Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
JoDee Marcellin

Director of District to District Program, California Education Partners
Annmargareth Marousky

Computer Science Instructional Specialist, Broward County Public Schools
Nicole Marsh

Coordinator of Early Literacy, Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Sarah May

Developmental Evaluator, Partners in School Innovation
Hollis McAllister

Senior Director, Network for School Improvement (Tulsa), City Year
Monique McKay

University Ombuds, Special Assistant to the President, Director of Indigenous Initiatives, Florida Gulf Coast University
Rohini McKee

Associate Partner, Catalyst:Ed
Tania McKey

Senior Director of Humanities, Portland Public Schools
Margaret McLaughlin

Associate Dean, Research and Innovation and Partnerships, College of Education, University of Maryland
Kelly McMahon

Associate, Evidence and Analytics, Carnegie Foundation
Angelina Amaro-McNamara

Executive Leadership Coach, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Jordan Means

Undergraduate Student, West Virginia University; Director, First2 Network
Jal Mehta

Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
Eva Mejia

Chief Program and Strategy Officer, Big Picture Learning
Jesse Melgares

Senior Director of Programs and Partnerships, New Teacher Center
Amanda Meyer

Director of Improvement, CORE Districts
Ryan Mick

Vice President, School Design & Improvement, City Year
Vivian Mihalakis

Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Libbi Miller

Assistant Professor, Humboldt State University
Natalie Mitchell

Director of Title I Programs and School Improvement, Alexandria City Public Schools
Eliza Moeller

Director of Research and Continuous Improvement, Network for College Success, The University of Chicago
Rachel H. Monarrez

Assistant Superintendent, San Bernardino City Unified School District
Claudia Monjaras

Director of Language Arts and History/Social Studies, K–12, Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Edgar Montes

Project Co-Director, CARPE Network, High Tech High Graduate School of Education
David Montes de Oca

Chief of Improvement, District Partnerships, CORE Districts
Cathy Quiroz Moore

Superintendent, Wake County Public School System (NC)
Erin Moore

Director of Communications, Shift
Arianna Morales

Program Manager, Marcus Foster Education Institute
Kyle Moyer

Director of Continuous Improvement, Marshall Street
Vanessa Murrieta

Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Kari Nelsestuen

Co-Founder, Community Design Partners
Jody Nelson

Executive Director, Change Inc.
Jeff Nennig

Director of Technology and Assessment, School District of Menomonee Falls (WI)
Nelli Noakes

Partner and Senior Consultant, Community At Work
Dwight Nolt

Director of District Partnerships, Literacy Design Collaborative
Jon Norman

Managing Director, Evidence and Analytics, Carnegie Foundation
Rebecca Norwood

Elementary Principal, Pomona Unified School District
Jose Ochoa

Director of State & Federal Programs, Mendota Unified School District
Terry Orr

Professor, Fordham University
Kathleen Osta

Managing Director, National Equity Project
KK Owen

Leader Coach, Studer Education
Debra Pacchiano

Vice President, Translational Research, Start Early
Clinton Page

Chief Accountability Officer, Department of Accountability and Research, Alexandria City Public Schools
Katie Pak

School Improvement and Data Specialist, School District of Philadelphia
Emily Pallin

Executive Director, Connecticut RISE
Scott Palmer

Managing Partner and Co-Founder, EducationCounsel LLC
Simone Palmer

Associate, Networked Improvement Science, Carnegie Foundation
Sandra Park

Co-Founder and Improvement Specialist, Improvement Collective; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation
Josh Parker

Senior Director, Cohort Programs, UnboundEd
Emma Parkerson

Senior Associate, Networked Improvement Science, Carnegie Foundation
Janet Parlato

Principal, Watertown, Connecticut High School
William Penuel

Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
Liliam Perez

Early Childhood Practice Consultant, Start Early
Lauren Perez Pietruszka

Freshman Success Coach, Network for College Success
Elda Perez-Mejia

Principal, Eugenio Maria de Hostos MicroSociety School, Yonkers Public Schools
Randal Peters

Associate Professor, Drake University
Amelia Peterson

Fellow, London School of Economics
Farah Peterson

Coordinator of School Improvement, Alexandria City Public Schools
Abigail Petropulos

Executive Leadership Coach, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Donald Peurach

Associate Professor, University of Michigan; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation
Jennifer Pifeleti

Education Manager/Interim Director of Operations, The Institue for Human and Social Development
Derek Pike

Assistant Principal, Denver West High School, Denver Public Schools
Nina Portugal

Program Associate, Lead by Learning, Mills College (CA)
Tina Posnanski

Principal, School District of Menomonee Falls
Katherine Pressler

Postsecondary Coach, Network for College Success at The University of Chicago
Regina Pretekin

Lead Postsecondary Coach, Network for College Success at the University of Chicago
Erick Pruitt

Deputy Chief of High Schools, Chicago Public Schools
Alissa Punwar

5th Grade Teacher, Falk Elementary School, Madison Metropolitan Public School District
Edwin Quezada

Superintendent, Yonkers Public Schools
Joanne Quinn

Co-Founder and Global Director, New Pedagogies for Deep Learning
Aldo Ramirez

Director of Continuous Improvement, San Bernardino City Unified School District
Huggy Rao

Atholl McBean Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
Joyce Randall

Freshman Success Coach, University of Chicago, Network for College Success
Daniel Rees Lewis

Assistant Research Professor, Segal Design Institute, Northwestern University; Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer, Forgeworks
Kaitlyn Reilley

Academic Response Team Specialist, Bronx Borough Central Office, New York City Department of Education
Timothy Renick

Executive Director, National Institute for Student Success, Georgia State University
Caitlin Richard

Director of Grants and Special Projects, Tulsa Public Schools
Christina Ritter

Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives, BARR Center
Olivia Rivera

Executive Consultant, Content Lead, South County SELPA, ED&D
W. Bradley Roberson

Assistant Superintendent, Oxford School District
Karla Robles

Chief Strategy Officer, Be A Leader Foundation
David Rock

Dean, School of Education, University of Mississippi
Michelle Rodriguez

Superintendent of Schools, Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Kristen Rohanna

Assistant Adjunct Professor, UCLA School of Education and Information Studies
Andrea Rorrer

Director, Utah Education Policy Center, University of Utah
Robyn Rosengrave

Executive Director Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, State Schools-Performance, Department of Education, Queensland, Australia
LaShawn Routé Chatmon

Executive Director, National Equity Project
Jennifer Russell

Professor and Chair, Educational Foundations, Organizations and Policy, University of Pittsburgh; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation
Theodore Sagun

Director of Mathematics Instruction and Learning, UCLA School of Education and Information Studies
Sid Salazar

Executive Coach, National Center for Urban School Transformation; Former Superintendent, Alvord Unified; Former Assistant Superintendent, San Diego Unified
Alicia Sanborn

Director, Washington Unified School District
Carlos Sandoval

Ph.D. Candidate, School of Education, University of California, Irvine
Natasha Saunders

Educational Specialist, Disciplinary Literacy, Fairfax County Public Schools
Laura Schwalm

Chief of Staff, California Education Partners
Nishi Shah

Freshman Success Coach, Network for College Success
Farnoosh Shahrokhi

Associate Professor & Division Director, George Mason University
Anu Sharma

Senior Research Scientist, BARR Center
Annie Sharp

Director of Differentiated Assistance, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Vivian Ann Shaver

Continuous Improvement Coach and Trainer, Spartanburg Academic Movement
Marguerite Sheffer

Director of Impact, TrueSchool
Virgil Sheppard

Senior National School Partnerships Director, City Year
David Sherer

Associate, Evidence and Analytics, Carnegie Foundation
Jennifer Sherer

Research Associate, Partners for Network Improvement
Barbara Shreve

Barbara Shreve, Associate, Networked Improvement Science; Director, Professional Education Offerings, Carnegie Foundation
Claire Silva

Manager, Project Support Coach, Fairfax County Public Schools
Amber Smith

Senior Education Consultant, Teaching Matters
Courtney Smith

Deputy Executive Director, Continuous Learning Team, New York City Department of Education
Julie Smith

Co-Founder, Community Design Partners
Toni Smith

Principal Researcher, American Institutes for Research
Jean Snell

Senior Faculty Specialist, The University of Maryland
Meghan Snyder

Director of Research Strategy and Policy, Center for Public Research and Leadership, Columbia University
Ami Patel Song

Mathematics Specialist, Yonkers Public Schools Network for School Improvement
LaVerne Srinivasan

Vice President, National Program, and Program Director, Education, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Erika Stern

Teacher, Liberty Elementary, Baltimore City Public Schools
Doug Stilwell

Assistant Professor, Drake University
Rebecca Stilwell

Organizational Psychologist and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University
Talia Stol

Research Associate, Learning Research & Development Center, University of Pittsburgh
Michael Stoll

Lead Coach, Continuous Learning Team, NYC Department of Education
Rachelle Stone

Restorative Justice Educator, Madison Metropolitan Public School District
Alia Summers

Lead Coach, Continuous Learning Team, New York City Department of Education
Sylvia Symonds

Associate Vice President, Arizona State University
Sola Takahashi

Senior Research Associate, WestEd
Sofia Tannenhaus

Improvement Coach, High Tech High Graduate School of Education
Brandee Tate

Associate Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Suzanne Thomas

Director of Quality and Analytics, School District of Menomonee Falls
Nicole Thompson

Division Director, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
James Thurman

Blueprint Literacy Coach, Baltimore City Public Schools
Brandon Tilghman

Director, Office of Enrollment, Choice, and Transfers, Baltimore City Public Schools
Elisa Torres-Barton

Executive Leadership Coach, Comprehensive Support and Improvement, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Steve Tozer

Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois Chicago; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Joseph Trawick-Smith

Director, Education Resource Strategies
Magda Tsagaris

School Support Associate, Utah Education Policy Center, University of Utah
Paul Tuss

Director, Educator Quality Center, California State University Office of the Chancellor
Sierah Tyson

Director, English Language Arts, UnboundEd
Amber Valdez

Senior Program Associate, WestEd
Elizabeth van Es

Professor, University of California, Irvine
Ash Vasudeva

Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Carnegie Foundation
Camila Velasquez

Improvement Analyst, Networked Improvement Science, Carnegie Foundation
Morgan Vien

Deeper Learning Coach, Envision Learning Partners
Chad Vignola

Executive Director, Literacy Design Collaborative
Kirk Walters

Director of Mathematics, WestEd
Tracy Bettale Watterson

VTmtss Program Manager, Vermont Agency of Education
Kim Webb

CVNIC 2.0 Mathematics Director/Mathematics Curriculum Specialist, Tulare County Office of Education
Hannah Weissler

Post Baccalaureate Fellow, Collaborative Technology, Carnegie Foundation
Jenn Wendler

Educator, Baltimore City Public Schools
Matthew Wernsdorfer

National Director of Program Delivery, City Year
Melissa White

Project Director, Innovation Studies, WestEd
Tinkhani White

Director of School Improvement, Chesterfield County Public Schools
Kristen Wilcox

Associate Professor, Educational Policy and Leadership, University at Albany; Research and Development Director, NYKids
Annie Wilhelm

Associate Professor, Southern Methodist University
Amy Williams

Program Manager, California Education Partners
Kathryn Williamson

Teaching Associate Professor, West Virginia University
Andrea Willy

District Grant Writer, Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Amiee Winchester

Continuous Improvement Program Director, Baltimore City Public Schools
Susie Wise

Adjunct Professor and Former Director, K12 Lab Network Stanford d.school
Daniel Woestman

Superintendent, Belvidere School District 100
James Woglom

Assistant Professor of Art Education, Program Leader of Elementary Education Credential Program, Humboldt State University
Rose Wood

Manager, STEM, Queensland Department of Education, Queensland, Australia
Nichelle Woodson

Deputy Director, Freshman Success, Connecticut RISE Network
Ryoko Yamaguchi

Research Scientist, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Sasha Zadrima

Assistant Principal, Thomas C. Giordano Middle School, New York City Department of Education
Karen Zeribi

Founder and CEO, Shift
Jennifer Zezza

Principal, JY Joyner Elementary School
Nancy Zimpher

Chancellor Emeritus, State University of New York