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Pat Gillum

Pat Gillum is an exceptional powerhouse, with an impressive array of accolades, she is an Award-winning International Speaker, Best Selling Author, and Certified Business and Empowerment Coach. Pat’s mission revolves around assisting women in surmounting barriers to success, delving deep into their self-limiting beliefs, and unraveling the factors that hinder them from achieving their desired […]

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Dr. Will Moreland 

Dr. Will Moreland Dr. Will is a Military Veteran turned serial entrepreneur. As the founder of several successful companies, he has traveled the world to impact, inspire and influence Leaders at all levels. As a Professional Speaker and Business Coach, Dr. Will has been named a Top Speaker in America and named Business Person of

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Greorge J Barnes

Dr. George J. Barnes

Dr. George J. Barnes Dr. George J. Barnes has been an administrative leader in education for over a decade and has worked in schools at all levels from substitute teacher to Superintendent. His passion for equity has led to working primarily in urban school environments in his efforts to better understand the challenges as well

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Principal Kafele

Principal Baruti Kafele A highly-regarded urban educator in New Jersey for over twenty years, Principal Baruti Kafele distinguished himself as a master teacher and a transformational school leader. As an elementary school teacher in East Orange, NJ, he was selected as the East Orange School District and Essex County Public Schools Teacher of the Year

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Increasing Equity in Gifted Education Programs and ServicesNational Association for Gifted Children

Too many students do not receive appropriately challenging curriculum and services and, as a result, fail to reach their potential. This is a loss, not only for the students but for the nation. The gaps in support of and services for our most advanced students are even more pronounced for children from minority, ELL, and

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Ten Teachers Named Candidates for 2023 Arizona Teacher of the Year®

Phoenix, Arizona, July 21, 2022 — Today, the Arizona Educational Foundation (AEF®) named the 10 candidates under consideration for the 2023 Arizona Teacher of the Year® Award. Desert Financial Credit Union is returning again this year as a presenting sponsor of the 2023 Teacher of the Year Awards ceremony. Considered the “Oscar Awards” of teaching,

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Teniqua Broughton, M.Ed.

As Executive Director of the State of Black Arizona, Teniqua Broughton has proven efficacy in enhancing systems, educating communities, and equipping citizens of Arizona. She is passionate about using data to advance the organization’s mission by compelling both leadership and the grassroot community to create solutions that benefit the lives of others. Teniqua’s proved her

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Tristan John-Jandles 

Tristan John-Jandles is an honors pre-law junior at Grand Canyon University, where he is committed to exploring the intersection of law and education administration. Tristan is passionate about enhancing education in Arizona as he firmly believes that every individual deserves access to quality education. He is deeply appreciative of the Arizona Alliance for Black School

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Max Goshert

Max Goshert serves as the senior director of the Enterprise Policy Analysis Group at Arizona State University. His team analyzes federal and state policy to help university leadership understand the public policy landscape. Max also serves as the assistant research director for the non-partisan think tank the Grand Canyon Institute; his research focuses on public

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Dr. Patricia Neff

Dr. Patricia Neff is Director of Education Enrichment and Children’s Ministry at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Iowa State University, and her Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University. Dr. Neff has taught at the Pre-school, Elementary, Junior High and High School levels. Her love for teaching and making a

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