PRESENTERS for 2014

• Beth Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix Charter Academy Network
  
• Melanie Anderson, Director of Government Affairs, Opportunity Nation
  
• Paula Anderson, High School for Recording Arts
  
• Kisha Bird, Interim Director, Youth Policy Team, CLASP
  
• Sara A. Brown, Instructional Support Leader, Option Schools,  Chicago Public Schools
  
• Jessica Cardichon, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, Alliance for Excellent Education
  
• Tom Changnon, Superintendent, Stanislaus County Office of Education
  
• Bill Clarke, Office of School Innovation and Director, Charter Schools Office, New York State Department of Education
  
• Miguel Contreras, Jr., Director, Gateway College and Career Academy at RCC
  
• Nina Culbertson, Senior Research Associate, Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy
  
• Jenny Curtin, Coordinator of High School Graduation Initiatives, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Lisa Darling-Daniel, Coordinator and Instructor, Ventura County Office of Education
• Linda C. Dawson, Superintendent / CEO, SIATech
  
• Johnna Early, National Education Advisor, Renaissance Learning
  
• Delaine Eastin, Former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
  
• Jody Ernst, Vice President of Research and Policy Analytics, Momentum Strategy & Research
  
• Julie Evans, CEO, Project Tomorrow
• Beverly Gilbert, Director of Professional Development, SIATech
  
• Ian Gordon, Director, San Diego Youth Development Office
  
• Jim Griffin, President, Momentum Strategy & Research
  
• Don Haught, Former Executive Director, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
  
• Laura Hernandez-Flores, Director, New Teacher Center Los Angeles
  
• Liz Hessom, Director of Education, California , SIATech
• Joelle Hood, Principal, Riverside County Office of Education Alternative Education
  
• Ginger Hovenic, Director of Member Relations, ACS WASC
  
• Shannon Hovis, Senior Legislative Assistant, Assembly Member Raul Bocanegra
  
• David Hurst, Deputy Chief Accreditation Officer, AdvancED
  
• Jessica Knevals, Colorado Department of Education
  
• Amy Lansing,  Director of the Cognitive and Neurobehavioral Studies in Aggression, Coping, Trauma, and Stress, UC San Diego
  
• Matt LaPlante, Assistant Professor, Utah State University
  
• Jill Marks, California State Manager, Gateway to College National Network
  
• Phil Matero, YouthBuild Charter School
  
• Nick Mathern, Associate Vice President of Policy & Partnership Development, Gateway to College
  
• Susan Miller Barker, Executive Director, State University of New York Charter
• Craig McClay, Advisor, Youth Engagement, America’s Promise Alliance
• Andrew Moore, Senior Fellow, National League of Cities' Institute for Youth, Education, and Families
  
• Rebecca F. (Becky) Phillpott, Program Manager, Dropout Prevention, San Diego Unified School District
  
• Bob Rath, President / CEO, Our Piece of the Pie
  
• Jennifer Robison, Associate Director, Education Division, Buckeye Community Hope Foundation
  
• Thomas A. Saenz, President and General Counsel, MALDEF
• Ernie Silva, Director of External Affairs, SIATech
• Tony Simmons, Executive Director, High School for Recording Arts
  
• Caycee Sledge, Instructional Support Leader, Option Schools,  Chicago Public Schools
  
• Justin L. Smith, President/CEO, Pathway 2 Success
  
• Nelson Smith, Senior Advisor, NACSA
  
• Leslie Talbot, Founder and Principal, Talbot Consulting
  
• Tracy Templin, Manager of Strategic Planning, Office of Education Options at Chicago Public Schools
  
• Maria Worthen, Vice President for Federal and State Policy, iNACOL
  
• Nicole Yohalem, Director, Road Map Project Opportunity Youth Initiative
  
• Kenneth Young, County Superintendent of Schools, Riverside County Office of Education
  
• Jon Zaff,  Executive Director,  Center for Promise, America’s Promise Alliance