Arizona State University | Strategic School Staffing Summit

Our Speakers

Adnan Mujagic

Math Teacher

Emergence Academy

Al Dunn

Human Capital Partner

Urban Schools Human Capital Academy

Albert Kim

Managing Director of Program Strategy and Innovation

Leading Educators

Alicia Densford

Managing Partner & CEO

Education Accelerated

Alicia Wargo

Program Director

School Empowerment Network

Alin Bennett

Vice President of Practice and Field Advancement

Education Reimagined

Allison Sharp

Lead Teacher (2nd and 3rd grade pilot teaching teams)

Academy for Integrated Arts

Amber Ravenell

National Research Director

Teach Plus

Amie Snow

Principal

App State Academy at Middle Fork

Amy Chen Kulesa

Senior Associate Partner

Bellwether

Amy Junge

Director of Teacher-Powered Schools

Education Evolving

Andrew Morrill

Senior Program Associate

WestEd

Angela Wright

Title III Teacher on Special Assignment

Azusa Unified

Angelique Nedved

President & CEO

SchoolSmartKC

Ariana Valenzuela

Partner, Innovative Schools

NewSchools Venture Fund

Arthur Jackson

Chief Financial Officer

Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences

Beth Rabbitt

CEO

The Learning Accelerator

Bobbi Macdonald

Partner, Ecosystem Growth and Advancement

Education Reimagined

Bobby Pace

Vice President of Academic Success

Community College of Aurora

Brenda Berg

President & CEO

BEST NC

Brenda Smith

Chief Human Resources Officer

Cherry Creek Schools

Brent Maddin

Executive Director, Next Education Workforce

ASU's Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Bryan Hassel

Co-President

Public Impact

Calen Clifton

Research Analyst

Center on Reinventing Public Education

Carlyn Ludlow

Clinical Associate Professor/Associate Director of Undergraduate Pathways

Carole Basile

Dean and Professor

ASU's Mary Lou Fulton College of Teaching & Learning Innovation

Cassandra Sotelo

Elementary Principal

Oakwood Elementary - Lodi Unified SD

Chiara Grabill

Chief Growth Officer

Educators for Excellence

Chris Gilmore

Principal

Westwood High School, Mesa Public Schools

Christie Toland

Assistant Superintendent

Gentry Public Schools

Christopher Smith

Superintendent

Cherry Creek School District

Courtney Ochi

Partner, School Design

Thrive

Dan Scarver

Vice President of Growth and Impact

Teach Plus

Danielle Kendall

Senior Manager

Common Group

Danielle Pickens

Chief Program Officer

USHCA

Dara Klein

Director of Talent

Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences

David Adams

Chief Executive Officer

Urban Assembly

Dena Slanda

Senior TA Consultant

AIR

Elizabeth Ross

Assistant Superintendent, Teaching and Learning

DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)

Ella Schiltz

Director of Community Education and Outreach

Mesa Public Schools

Em Liebtag

Chief Innovation Officer

Education Reimagined

Emily Souza

Emma Hatfield-Sidden

Director of Clinical Education

Appalachian State University

Erika Ramos

Elementary Principal

California Avenue Elementary School

Erin McMahon

Managing Director

National Student Support Accelerator

Erin Stiling

Residency & Induction Coach

Propel Schools

Genesis Amaro

2nd grade teacher

Academy for Integrated Arts

Geoff Carlisle

Policy & Communications Manager

Deans for Impact

Haley Hurst

Lead Teacher

Academy for Integrated Arts

Hannah Reeder

Assistant Dean for Partnerships & Innovation

Appalachian State University

Heather Horne

Principal

MPS

Ilia Edwards

Director of Instructional Programs

Literacy Academy Collective (LAC)

Jennifer Boyce

VP Student Success Coach Technical Assistance

City Year

Jessica Seessel

Director of Literacy, 6-12

New York City Public Schools’ New York City Reads Initiative

Jill Loveall

Director of Teacher Development & Learning Initiatives

ASU Preparatory Academy

Jill McLaughlin

National Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives

Educators for Excellence

Jin-Soo Huh

Partner

The Learning Accelerator

Jonathan C. W. Jones

Founder & Executive Director

UpLiFT Movement

Joseph Sirven

Mayo Clinic

Joy Hickman

Teacher

App State Academy at Middle Fork

Juanita Luke

Educator

Kara Hamilton

Director of Tutorial Programming

Guilford County Schools

Karin Compise

Residency@TCSJ Coordinator

Teachers College San Joaquin

Katie Caster

Director of Mentoring

Edifying Teachers

Keane Alavi

Technical Assistance Associate

American Institutes for Research

Kelly Anguiano

Program Director

Common Group

Kelsey Christofferson

Principal

Stevenson Elementary

Kendra Moreno

Director of Learning Acceleration & Partner Engagement

Maricopa County Education Service Agency, Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent

Kerry Whitacre

Partner

Fractional ED Partners

Kevin Berkopes

CEO

MathTrack Institute

Kimberly Austin

Lecturer/Senior Director of Research

Center for Public Research and Leadership, Columbia University

Kira Orange-Jones

Chief Executive Officer

TeachPlus

Krissy Swinton

2nd grade teacher (on a pilot teaching team)

Academy for Integrated Arts

Kwame Floyd

Founder and Executive Director

Teacher Apprenticeship Network

Lakisha Young

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

The Oakland Reach

Lara Ellingson

Kindergarten Teacher & Team Lead

Lara Schurg

7th grade resource/SPED

MPS

Laurie Matzke

Assistant Superintendent

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction

Lawrence Hood

Chief Executive Officer

Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences

Leah Sutton

Advanced Teaching Roles Program Lead

NC Department of Public Instruction

Lennon Audrain

Research Assistant Professor / High School CTE Teacher

Arizona State University / Mesa Public Schools

Lilia Nanez

Assistant Superintendent

Ector County Independent School District

Lindsay Sobel

Chief of Policy, Planning & External Affairs

Teach Plus

Lisa Burgess

Principal

Kernville Union School District

Lisa Cannon

Implementation Coach

ASU

Lydia Rainey

Principal

ASU's The Center on Reinventing Public Education

Marci Refuerzo

Director of District-wide Programs, Kernville Principaal

Kernville Union School District

Marie Sampson

Assistant Superintendent

Kernville Union School District

Mariko Yoshisato Cavey, Ph.D.

Sr. Program Mgr and Director of Higher Education Partnerships

Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University

Marlene Megos

Partner

Fractional ED Partners

Marlo Loria

Director of CTE & Innovative Partnerships

Mesa Public Schools

Mary Laski

Principal

Center on Reinventing Public Education

Maureen Stover

Senior Director of Programs

Best NC

Mayme Hostetter

President

Relay Graduate School of Education

Megan DeJohn

Senior Manager, Opportunity Culture® Technical Design and Teamwide Learning and Development

Public Impact

Melissa Tooley

Project Director, Educator Quality

New America, Education Policy Program

Michael Ralph

Director of Research

Multistudio

Michael Sheehy

Senior Policy Analyst

National Council on Teacher Quality

Michelle Croft

Associate Partner

Bellwether

Miles Woodhull

Partner and CFO

National Center for Grow Your Own

Misael Ramos

Principal

Emergence Academy

Molly Gurny

Senior Director of Legal Strategy and Policy

Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia University

Mordecai Brownlee

President

Community College of Aurora

Nicole LUEDTKE

Nicole Thompson

Vice Dean/professor

Paige Kistner

Paws & Peers Instructional Support Specialist

Mesa Public Schools

Patricia Norman

Teacher

ASU Prep. Pilgrim Rest

Patrick Steck

Paul Castro

Superintendent

A+UP Charter School

Paymon Rouhanifard

Co-founder & CEO

Timely Schools

Pete Fishman

Senior Partner

NewSchools Venture Fund

Reem Ahmed

Senior Consultant

Public Impact

Robin Chait

Rudy Ruiz, EdD

Founder & CEO

Edifying Teachers

Sabrina Baptiste

Program Director

InnovateEDU

Sarah Lillis

California Executive Director

Teach Plus

Sarah Robb

Partner

Empower Schools

Shani Dowell

CEO

Possip

Shannon Holston

Chief of Policy & Programs

National Council on Teacher Quality

Shay Quitno

6th grade teacher

MPS

Shayna Mora

Fractional Strategist and Consultant

Mora Consulting

Shelby Maday

Steve Martinez

Superintendent

Kernville Union School District

Steven Wojcikiewicz

Senior Researcher and Policy Advisor

Learning Policy Institute

Tami Hill-Washington

Executive Director, Center for Whole-Child Education

Arizona State University

Taylor Murphy

Kindergarten Team Lead

Mesa Public Schools (Stevenson Elementary)

Tricia DeGraff

Executive Director

Academy for Integrated Arts

Trinia Wintz

2nd Grade Teacher

ASU Prep STEM Academy

Tyler Hettick

Lead Teacher

Westwood High School

Victor Diaz

Program Manager

WestEd

Yojanna Cuenca-Carlino

Chairperson of the Department of Special Education

Illinois State University

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Strategic School Staffing Summit 2025

February 5 - 6, 2025

United States

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