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2025 Meet the Authors

Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns round

Erika Bare, M.Ed.
Superintendent, Ashland School District, Ashland, OR

Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns round

Tiffany Burns
Principal, Author, Ashland School District, Ashland, OR

Joshua Faden round

Joshua Faden
President & Founder, Community of Teachers, Kensington, MD

Jodee Gibson round

Jodee Gibson, MA, PCC
Human Behavior Expert & Master Coach, Human Behavior Architects™, Novi, MI

Emmanuel Molin round

Emmanuel Molin
Co-Founder, ForeFathers Enterprise, San Diego, CA

Emily Morgan round

Emily Morgan
Moonshot Ohio Coordinator, Ohio Afterschool Network, West Chester, OH

Michele Palmer I Cant Wait

Michele Palmer
Children’s Book Author/Parapro/Musician, Dirt Pixie Books, La Mesa, CA

Priya Parker round

Priya Parker
Facilitator, Strategic Advisor, Author, and Life-long Curious Student, Brooklyn, NY

Crystel Patterson round

Crystel Patterson
Author, "Inspired to Be...", Sacramento, CA

Glenn Singleton round

Glenn Singleton
Founder & President, Courageous Conversation®, Washington, D.C.

Marlena Uhrik Ed.D. round

Marlena Uhrik, Ed.D.
Consultant, All Ways Learning, LLC, Mather, CA

Lynette White round

Lynette White
Communications Consultant, Lynette White Social, LLC, Corona, CA

Dwayne Wiggins Jr round

Dwayne Wiggins, Jr.
Motivational Coach, A Human. Being!, Philadelphia, PA

Audacious Wilson round

Audacious Wilson
Director of Programs, Girls Inc. of the Island City, Alameda, CA




2024 Meet the Authors

Hamish Brewer

Hamish Brewer
Award-Winning Educator and Principal, Author, International Speaker

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris round

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP
Founder of Center for Youth Wellness & Former Surgeon General of California

Dominique Smith round

Dominique Smith, Ed.D.
Chief of Educational Services and Teacher Support, Health Sciences High and Middle College, San Diego, CA




2023 Meet the Authors

Arik Armstead round

Arik Armstead
Athlete, Humanitarian, Entrepreneur, Armstead Academic Project, San Francisco, CA

AnnMarie Baines book authors round

AnnMarie Baines
Founder and Executive Director, The Practice Space, El Cerrito, CA

Sheryl Evans Davis round 2

Sheryl Evans Davis
Executive Director, San Francisco Human Rights Commission, San Francisco, CA

Dee Hankins round

Dee Hankins
Inspirational Speaker, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Claudine James

Claudine James
NBCT Teacher and Community Liaison, #1 Educator on TikTok

Stu Semigran round

Stu Semigran
President and Co-Founder, EduCare Foundation, Van Nuys, CA

Principal Wayman round

Principal Wayman
CEO, Principal Wayman Consulting, Founder of CurrentlyTrending, Speaker and Author, Philadelphia, PA




2022 Meet the Authors

Shawn Ginwright Ph.D. round

Shawn Ginwright, Ph.D.
CEO, Flourish Agenda, Inc., Oakland, CA
Keynote Speaker

Pete Hall round

Pete Hall
President, Strive Success Solutions, Post Falls, ID

Jason Lindsey round

Jason Lindsey
STEM Certified Educator, Science Multimedia Journalist, Host, and Freelance Meteorologist, Hooked on Science, Paducah, KY

Dr. Bettina Love

Dr. Bettina L. Love
Associate Professor of Educational Theory & Practice, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Keynote Speaker

Nathan Maynard round

Nathan Maynard
CEO, Behavior Flip and Restorative Group, Indianapolis, IN

Christian Moore

Christian Moore
Founder/Author, WhyTry Organization, Provo, UT

Robert Murphy round

Robert Murphy
President, Comprehensive Discipline Solutions, Fort Washington, MD

Dr. Rosa Isiah round

Rosa Perez-Isiah, Ed.D.
Director of Elementary, Equity, and Access, Speaker, Author, Consultant, Los Angeles, CA

Stu Semigran round

Stu Semigran
President & Co-Founder, EduCare Foundation, Van Nuys, CA

Keren Taylor round

Keren Taylor
Executive Director, WriteGirl, Los Angeles, CA




2021 Meet the Authors

KishaLynn Elliott

KishaLynn Elliott
Director, Program Evaluation and Restorative Practices Trainer, Monarch School, San Diego, CA

Dr. Andi Fletcher

Dr. Andria "Andi" Fletcher
Consultant, Sacramento, CA

Justin McGlamery

Justin McGlamery
Chief Locus Focuser, Focus Your Locus Teambuilding, Training & Development, Hartford, CT

Christian Moore

Christian Moore
Founder, WhyTry Organization, Provo, UT

Stu Semigran round

Stu Semigran
President & Co-Founder, EduCare, Van Nuys, CA

Dr. Kathleen Van Antwerp

Dr. Kathleen Van Antwerp and Senta Greene
Co-Executive Director, Full Circle Consulting Systems, Inc., Ventura, CA




2019 Meet the Authors

Dr Bertice Berry round

Dr. Bertice Berry
Sociologist, Award-winning Lecturer, Savannah, GA
Keynote Speaker

Shawn Ginwright Ph.D. round

Dr. Shawn Ginwright
Founder & CEO, Flourish Agenda, Oakland, CA
Keynote Speaker

Jonathan Mooney, The Short Bus

Jonathan Mooney
Author, Entrepreneur, Activist, Santa Monica, CA

Phil Brown round

Phil Brown
Lead Trainer, High 5 Adventure Learning Center, Brattleboro, VT

Matthew Emerzian

Matthew Emerzian
CEO/Founder/Author, Every Monday Matters, Burbank, CA




2018 Meet the Authors

Bryan-Stevenson

Bryan Stevenson
Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative
Keynote Speaker

Jodie Knowles

Jodie Knowles
Artist/Coach/Advocate, Luminous Minds Project
Keynote Speaker

Laura Abrams

Laura Abrams
Professor of Social Welfare and Department Chair, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

MonicaBurns

Monica Burns
EdTech & Curriculum Consultant, Class Tech Tips, LLC

Merryl Goldberg

Merryl Goldberg
Professor, California State University San Marcos

Mark Gonzales

Mark Gonzales
Futurist, Author, Poet, Senior Technologist, The Department of the Future

Christian Moore

Christian Moore
Founder, WhyTry Organization

ErikaPetrelli

Erika Petrelli
Senior Vice President of Leadership Development

Shawnee Thornton Hardy

Shawnee Thornton Hardy
Founder, Asanas for Autism and Special Needs, ABLE Yoga, Yoga by Shawnee




2017 Meet the Authors

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Barbara Boxer
Former U.S. Senator
Keynote Speaker & OSTI Award Winner

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Brenda CampbellJones
CampbellJones & Associates, Ellicott City, MD

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Karen Riley
SCRAP Gallery

Matthew Farber - circle

Matthew Farber
Ed.D, Teacher & Author

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Kyle Wagner
Transform Educational Consulting

Erika Petrelli - circle

Erika Petrelli
Senior Vice President of Leadership Development

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Alex Kajitani
Speaker, Writer, Teacher




2016 Meet the Authors

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Father Gregory Boyle
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
G-Dog and the Homeboys: Father Greg Boyle and the Gangs of East Los Angeles

Jennifer Powers and Mark Tucker

Jennifer Powers and Mark Tucker
Oh, shift!
Oh, shift! for Teens

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Monica Burns
Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality

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Shawnee Thornton-Hardy
Asanas for Autism

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Suzie Boss
Bringing Innovation to School

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Christian Moore
The Resilience Breakthrough




2015 Meet the Authors

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Thomas Crane
The Heart of Coaching

Carolyn Hudman

Carolyn Hudman
Finding Funding for Youth Programs: Fund-Raising and Friend-Raising Secrets that Are Right Under Your Nose
What Wealthy Women Know: The Unspoken Rule and Everyday Investments of the Upper Class

Justin McGlamery

Justin McGlamery
Focus Your Locus

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Chris Ortiz
UBUNTU Activity Guide

Jennifer Powers and Mark Tucker

Jennifer Powers and Mark Tucker
Oh, shift!
Oh, shift! for Teens

Shawnee Thornton Hardy

Shawnee Thornton Hardy
Asanas for Autism and Special Needs

Matt Farber photo

Matthew Farber
Gamify Your Classroom: A Field Guide to Game-Based Learning

Martin Grunburg

Martin Grunburg
The Habit Factor

Suzie Boss

Suzie Boss
Bringing Innovation to School: Empowering Students to Thrive in a Changing World
Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age

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Simon Sinek
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action




2014 Meet the Authors

Justin McGlamery

Justin McGlamery
Focus Your Locus

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Rich Keegan
Global Games for Diversity Education

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Christopher Ortiz
UBUNTU Activity Guide

Tom Crane Photos 0052

Thomas G. Crane
The Heart of Coaching

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Mark Tucker
Oh, shift! for Teens

John Hunter Photo

John Hunter
World Peace and Other Fourth Grade Achievements

Scott Barry Kaufman PhD Photo

Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD
Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined

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Roberto Rivera
Youth Voice Nation

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Alex Kajitani
Owning It: Proven Strategies for Success in ALL of Your Roles as a Teacher Today




2013 Meet the Authors

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Paul Tough
Bestselling Author of How Children Succeed, New York, NY

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Jonathan Mooney
Author, Public Speaker, Different

Justin McGlamery

Justin McGlamery
Coordinator of Adventure Education, University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT
Focus Your Locus

Christopher Pic website

Christopher Emdin
Professor of Science Education, Columbia University, New York, NY
Urban Science Education for the Hip-Hop Generation

Coach D

Darrell "Coach D" Andrews
Career-Life Coach, Speaker, Author, Darrell Andrews Enterprises, Bear, DE
Believing the Hype
The Purpose-Living Teen




2012 Meet the Authors

Sir Ken Robinson Photo

Sir Ken Robinson
Educator, Writer, Activist, Los Angeles, CA
Out of Our Minds
The Element

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Michelle Cummings
Founder, Training Wheels, Littleton, CA
Setting the Conflict Compass
Playing with a Full Deck
A Teachable Moment

Milton Chen Headshot

Milton Chen
Senior Fellow and Executive Director, emeritus at The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), San Rafael, CA
Education Nation

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JC Pohl
Co-Creator, Teen Truth Live, Los Angeles, CA
Teen Truth-Why Youth Have Something to Hide




2011 Meet the Authors

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Jonathan Kozol
Educator, Writer, Activist
Amazing Grace
Savage Inequalities

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Taylor Mali
Educator, Poet, New York, NY
What Learning Leaves
The Last Time As We Are

Justin McGlamery

Justin McGlamery
The Adventure Education Coordinator and Adjunct Faculty Member at Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT
Focus Your Locus: Activities that Focus the Power of Individuals and Groups

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Scott Arizala
Founder and CEO of The Camp Counselor, Ann Arbor, MI
S’more Than Camp: A Guide for Camp Counselors and the Rest of the World About Kids, Camp, and Working with Each Other

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Andi Fletcher Ph.D.
Consultant, Center for Collaborative Solutions, Sacramento, CA
Changing Lives, Saving Lives
CCS Afterschool Expand & Excel
Lessons in Leadership

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Tim Scheidt
Vice President of Development for Action Math Group, Ltd, San Diego, CA
Fantasy Baseball: An Integrated Math Program

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Nathan Eklund
Senior Education Consultant, Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN
How Was Your Day at School?

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Matthew Emerzian
Co-Author and Co-Founder, Every Monday Matters, Los Angeles, CA
Every Monday Matters




2010 Meet the Authors

Adora Svitak Round

Adora Svitak
Writer, Poet, Humanitarian, Redmond, WA
Flying Fingers
Dancing Fingers

Nathan Eklund - headshot

Nathan Eklund
Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN
How Was Your Day at School?: Improving Dialogue about Teacher Job Satisfaction

Andre Lewis

Andre Lewis
Abutech, Memphis, TN
I Want to Fly
Alexander and Renee versus Dr. DeCay
I Want to be Saved
We Want Computers!
The Fitness Challenge

Dianna Cleveland

Dianna Cleveland
Playbooks, Inc., Reader's Theatre Author, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Mini, the Super Watermelon
Soccer Stars
Behind the Waterfall

Justin McGlamery

Justin McGlamery
Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT
Focus Your Locus - Activities That Focus the Power of Individuals and Groups

Cathy Vatterott

Dr. Cathy Vatterott
University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Rethinking Homework - Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs

matthew

Matthew Emerzian
Every Monday Matters, Los Angeles, CA
Every Monday Matters, 52 Ways to Make a Difference




2009 Meet the Authors

YVONNE

Yvonne and Rich Dutra-St. John
Challenge the Day and Be the Change Movement Founders, Concord, CA
Be The Hero You've Been Waiting For

JonathanMooney1

Jonathan Mooney
Author, Public Speaker, Different, Santa Monica, CA
The Short Bus

Pedro Noguera

Pedro Noguera, Ph.D.
New York, NY
The Trouble With Black Boys and Other Reflections on Race, Equity and the Future of Public Education

andi fletcher

Dr. Andi Fletcher
Consultant, Center for Collaborative Solutions, Sacramento, CA
Lessons in Leadership

Douglas Luffborough

Douglas E. Luffborough III
Chief Managing Consultant, Turning the Hearts Center, San Diego, CA
Rising to the Top

Nathan Eklund - headshot

Nathan Eklund
Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN
How Was Your Day at School?: Improving Dialogue about Teacher Job Satisfaction




2008 Meet the Authors

YVONNE

Yvonne and Rich Dutra-St. John
Challenge the Day and Be the Change Movement Founders, Concord, CA
Be The Hero You've Been Waiting For



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