Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Bryan Collier

Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator; Best Known for "Uptown"

Charles Haley

NFL Hall of Famer, 5x Super Bowl Champ, Mental Health Advocate & Founder of "Tackle Tomorrow"

Cris Tovani

Nationally Recognized Education Consultant

David Warlick

Education Technology and 21st Century Learning Expert

Diane Luby Lane

Founder & Executive Director of Get Lit-Words Ignite; Literacy Advocate, Executive Producer & TEDx Speaker

Donyall D. Dickey

Founder and Chief Academic Officer of Educational Epiphany, LLC

Dr. Brandi Biscoe Kenner

Cognitive Developmental Psychologist, Educator & Nonprofit Organizational Development Guru

Edwin De La Rosa

Ph.D. Student, Youth Empowerment Speaker, Motivational Speaker on DEI

Ellin Oliver Keene

Educator & Non-Profit Director

Else Hamayan

Co-Author of "Dual Language Instruction from A to Z" and "Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners", Former Director of the Illinois Resource Center

Farrah Gray

Celebrity Entrepreneur & Bestselling Author of "Reallionaire"

Farrah Gray Speaks on Instilling Confidence In Black Children

GA Gardner

Artist, Art Educator, Creative Speaker, Former Professor, Author of 14 Books and Publisher of 70 Books.

Hilderbrand Pelzer III

Multi-Award Winning Principal, Author of "Unlocking Potential: Organizing a School Inside a Prison" & Educational Equity Champion

James Paul Gee

Psycholinguistics Researcher & Author of "Language and Learning in the Digital Age"

James Vollbracht

Author of "Stopping at Every Lemonade Stand: How to Create a Culture That Cares for Kids"

Jeff Zwiers

Senior Researcher at Stanford University, English Literacy Expert & Teacher

Jennifer Daniels

Singer-Songwriter; Learning Advocate; Runs "Songwriting IS Writing" Project For Schools

Jennifer Serravallo

Author & Literacy Consultant

Jonathan Friedman

Director, Free Expression and Education Programs