Vishakha N. Desai

Chair of the Board of Trustees of AFS Intercultural Programs

Lois Smart

Mother of Elizabeth Smart; Activist, Author, and Educator

Jill Simonian

TV Host & Entertainment Journalist

Dr. Ruth Simmons

President of Prairie View A&M University & Former President Emerita of Brown University

Up Home: One Girl's Journey

Ernie Johnson, Jr.

Sports Broadcaster, Host of TNT's "Inside the NBA", "NCAA Division | Men's Basketball Championship" on CBS & Major League Baseball on TBS

Rick Wormeli

One of the First Nationally Board Certified Teachers in America

Marcia Tate

Former Executive Director of Professional Development for the DeKalb County School System

James Stronge

Educator, Author, Founding Member of founding member of the board of directors for the Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation (CREAT), Teacher and Administration Quality and Evaluation Expert

Jay McTighe

Experienced Educator and Author

Jonathan Mooney

Co-Founder of Project Eye-To-Eye & Learning Disabilities Advocate; Recipient of The Harry S. Truman Fellowship for Public Services

Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders

Former Surgeon General of the United States

Ali Carr-Chellman

Former Teacher; Now An Instructional Designer and Author on Effective Instruction on Learning

Akbar Gbajabiamila

Inspirational Former NFL Player & Broadcaster; Host of American Ninja Warrior & Co-Host of The Talk

Steven A. Bollar

Educational Thought Leader, Author, School Culture and Motivation Expert

Kenneth Shelton

Speaker, Consultant, Photographer, Instructional Designer, Trainer & Educator

Debbie Phelps

Author & Mother of Olympic Icon Michael Phelps

Ed McCaffrey

Head Football Coach at University of Northern Colorado; Former NFL Wide Receiver & Co-Founder of Dare to Play Football Camp For Children with Down Syndrome

Jim Tressel

President of Youngstown State University; Former Head Coach of The Ohio State University Football Team

Thomas C. Foster

Authority on Reading and Understanding Literature

Herman "Herm" Edwards

Former Arizona State Head Football Coach, Former ESPN Football Analyst, NFL Head Coach and Player