Patty Wright and Kate DiMeo

Literacy Consultants & Coaches; Units of Study Staff Developers

Jane Handly

After researching over 700 major businesses, gathering information that includes over a half a million face to face encounters with customer contact employees, Jane Handly knows beyond a shadow of a doubt what it takes to get and keep your customers.

Kate DiMeo and Laura Schiller

Literacy Consultants & Coaches; Units of Study Staff Developers

Lauren Sánchez

Emmy-Award Winning Journalist & Vice Chair of Bezos Earth Fund; Children's Book Author

Lauren Sánchez - ABC/"The View"

Mychal Threets

Librarian & Social Media Sensation

Summer Reading KickOff Event hosted by Mychal Threets

Jaz Ampaw-Farr

Educator, Literacy Expert, CEO of Be Human First Ltd.

GA Gardner

3D Computer Fine Artist, Art Educator, Author

Andy McNab

Decorated SAS Soldier, Bestselling Author, Security Advisor

LeAnn Nickelsen

Founder & CEO of Maximize Learning

LeAnn Nickelsen - SDE Inc.

Emily Hanford

Senior Producer and Correspondent at APM Reports; Host of the 'Sold a Story' Podcast

Eyes on Reading: A Conversation with Emily Hanford, Creator of Sold a Story

Barry White Jr.

Innovative Educator & 'Handshake Teacher'

Tina Louise

Actress, Literacy & Academic Advocate, Best Known for her Role as Ginger Grant on 1960s TV Show "Gilligan's Island"

Nasrine Gross

Afghan Women's Rights Activist & Literacy Advocate; Founder of Kabultec

James Paul Gee

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

Nell Duke

Educator & Literacy Researcher; Professor of Literacy, Language, and Culture in Education and Psychology at the University of Michigan; Emphasis on Children Living in Poverty

Dr. Ayana Allen-Handy

Associate Professor of Urban Education; Founder & Director, Justice-Oriented Youth Education Lab at Drexel University

Aspen Ideas 2024: Building Bonds Across Generations

Alejandro Gibes de Gac

Founder & CEO of Springboard Collaborative; Social Innovator & Child Literacy Advocate

British Robinson

Coordinator at Prosper Africa; Former CEO of the Barbara Bush Foundation For Family Literacy

Louise Baigelman

Cofounder, Story Shares

Judy MacDonald Johnston

Co-Founder of Blue Lake Children's Publishing