Ms. Stephens has been an educator for over 15 years. She has a strong focus on curriculum development and student achievement. Ms. Stephens was an instrumental part of a turnaround team that made marked improvements in math and reading on the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP), during her first year as a curriculum specialist. The […]
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Dr. Mechele Newell is an upper elementary school teacher in the Bay Area, California. Before embarking on her second career, Mechele dedicated the last 20 years of her life to serving in the US Air Force (USAF), both as an active duty member and a civilian employee, in the clinical lab setting. Mechele’s experiences as
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Lindsay Love is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Masters in Social Work from the University of Southern California. Dedicated to social justice issues, she works closely with teens and adults experiencing trauma, and endeavors to create safe spaces for marginalized voices. Lindsay values the diverse stories from within her community as she recognizes
Sidney Gaskins, LPC Licensed Professional Counselor and Organizational Psychologist – Sidney Gaskins mixes mental health and organizational psychology to support having workplaces that people want to be a part of with healthy coworkers. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (TX, MO) and an industrial and organizational psychologist who focuses on organizational climate and culture, and
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Dr. Mina Bhagdev currently teaches high school chemistry and psychology at Hamilton High School. She just completed her 27th year of teaching, 21 of which have been at CUSD. Mina has a Bachelor’s in Chemistry, two MEds. in Curriculum Instruction as well as Educational Leadership. and a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. She is passionate about
Dr. Bishop graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Richmond and received her Bachelor of Arts, in English, from the University of California, Berkeley. She earned her teaching credential from the University of San Francisco where she was Student of the Year. She earned her Administrative Credential and Master of Science in Organizational Leadership
The Foundation of Change: Why I choose this Journey People see me today, and they probably wonder to themselves, “Ah, there’s the picture of black success, the exception to the rule. There is someone not defined by his circumstance; someone who hasn’t made excuses.” As much as all of those statements might be true, I
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DIRECTOR OF THE NYSTRAND CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATIONCLINICAL PROFESSOR, EDUCATION LEADERSHIP, EVALUATION AND ORGANIZATION (ELEOD) DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE Dr. Geneva A. Stark, servant leader, visionary, educator, achiever, collaborator, and a problem-solver. She is a native of New Orleans, La. that resides in Metro Louisville. She received her BS Degree from Xavier University
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Superintendent Kathy Hoffman has spent her entire career working in public education, first as a pre-school teacher and then as a speech therapist in Arizona’s public schools. As State Superintendent, she oversees all of Arizona’s public schools and manages a department of approximately 600 education professionals that work across the state. Superintendent Hoffman’s vision for
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Donna Y. Ford, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology the Ohio State University. She is also a Faculty Affiliate with the Kirwan Institute and the Center for Latin American Studies. Professor Ford is in the Department of Educational Studies, the Special Education Program. She was at Vanderbilt University
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