Keynote Speakers

Michelle King

Learning Instigator & Love Activist

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Haben Ghebregergish

Teacher
High School for Recording Arts
Saint Paul, MN

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Tony Simmons

Executive Director
High School for Recording Arts
Saint Paul, MN

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Walter Cortina

Student
High School for Recording Arts
Saint Paul, MN

Workshop Presenters, Community Conversation Leaders, and Virtual Table Hosts

Jeff Austin

Assistant Principal
Teacher-Powered Ambassador
Social Justice Humanitas Academy
CA
@MisterA

Zaynab Baalbaki

Advisor
Teacher-Powered Ambassador
Escuela Verde
Milwaukee, WI
@zbaalbaki

Carrie Bakken

Advisor
Teacher-Powered Ambassador
Avalon
Saint Paul, MN
@AvalonSchoolMN

Amanda Bolan

High Marq Environmental Charter School
Montello, WI

Cleata Brown

Mission Hill K-8 School
Boston, MA

David Briley

Teacher and Teacher-Powered Ambassador
Reiche Community School
Portland, ME
@brileyd

Kendra Caduff

President of Farmington Education Association
Farmington Education Association
Farmington, MN

Julie Cook

Teacher
Teacher-Powered Ambassador
Souderton Charter School Collective
Souderton, PA
@JulieSCSC

Nick Covington

Human Restoration Project

Buffy Cushman-Platz

Executive Director
SEEQS: the School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability
Honolulu, HI
@buffycushman

Matt Downing

Souderton Charter School Collaborative
Souderton, PA

Jeannie Dunn

Teacher
Souderton Charter School Collaborative
Souderton, PA

Mike Dunn

Souderton Charter School Collaborative
Souderton, PA

Josef Donnelly

Teacher
Teacher-Powered Ambassador
International Community High School
New York, NY

Danny Flannery

Teacher
Teacher-Powered Ambassador
Mission Hill K-8 School
Boston, MA
@teacherdanny216

Lizzie Forshee

Laura Jeffrey Academy
Saint Paul, MN

Lori Grant

TrueSchool

Sarah Giddings

Advisor
Teacher-Powered Ambassador
WAVE
Washtenaw, MI
@sarahyogidds

Aaron Grimm

Advisor
Minnesota New Country School
Henderson, MN
@aggrimm

Adam Haigler

Teacher-Powered Ambassador
Teacher
Tri-County Early College
Murphy, NC
@adamhaigler

Deyonne Jackson

Teacher
Teacher-Powered Ambassador
Woods Learning Center
Casper, WY

Rosa Jiminez

UCLA Community School
Los Angeles, CA

Rebekah Kang

Teacher
Teacher-Powered Ambassador
UCLA Community School
Los Angeles, CA
@rmkang110

Laurie King

Deputy Superintendent
Maricopa County Regional School District #509
AZ

Alyisa Krafel

Co-founder and Teacher-Powered Ambassador
Chrysalis Charter School
Palo Cedro, CA

Tiffany Lodholz

Advisor
High Marq Environmental Charter School
Montello, WI

Chris McNutt

Human Restoration Project
@HumResPro

Kelly Nick

Center for Powerful Public Schools
CA

Julene Oxton

Co-founder
Teacher-Powered Ambassador
Lakeview
Lakeville, MN
@julene_oxton

Ben Owens

Co-Founder and former TPS teacher
Open Way Learning
@engineerteacher

Leila Parks

Mission Hill K-8 School
Boston, MA
@LeilaALeila

Skylar Primm

Advisor
High Marq Environmental Charter School
Montello, WI
@skylarprimm

Anna Robinson

Laura Jeffrey Academy
Saint Paul, MN

Irene Salter

Administrator/Superintendent | Coach/Consultant
Chrysalis Charter School | Inquiring Minds
Palo Cedro, CA

Marisa Saunders

Associate Director for Research
UCLA Center for Community Schooling
Los Angeles, CA

Aaron Seligman

UW System Administration Office of Educational Opportunity
Madison, WI
@aaseligman

Liz Seubert

Advisor
Teacher-Powered Ambassador
Wildlands School
Fall Creek, WI

Marguerite Sheffer

TrueSchool
@beatrueschool

Taryn Snyder

Teacher
Teacher-Powered Ambassador
BTU School
Boston, MA
@tsnyd

Michael Stewart

Maricopa County Regional School District #509
AZ

Terrence Thigpen

Laura Jeffrey Academy
Saint Paul, MN

Kevin Ward

Avalon School
Saint Paul, MN

Kyle Weinberg

UCLA Community School and UCLA Center for Community Schooling
Los Angeles, CA

Nora Whalen

Advisor
Avalon School
Saint Paul, MN

Morgan Williams

Laura Jeffrey Academy
Saint Paul, MN