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Highlight Speakers
Devin Del Palacio
National Black Council of School Board Members
TLS EMCEE
Mayor Kate Gallego
TLS Guest Speaker
City of Phoenix
Tristan John-Jandles
GCU Pre-Law Student
TLS EMCEE
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Anthony Perkins
Author and Mindset Coach
Perkup, LLC
Dr. Adrienne D. Dixson
Executive Director
Education and Civil Rights Initiative
Dr. DaMond Holt
Trauma Crisis Specialist
American School Counselors Association
Featured Speakers
The 9th Annual 2023 Teacher Leadership Summit will feature three panels that reflect this year’s theme of Engaging All Levels: Black Education Excellence through Equitable Ecosystems. Each panel will feature different levels of education.
In this panel, we will engage in a dialogue to identify the most pressing issues related to education equity among policymakers, governing board members, and community leaders. We will discuss potential steps, at the policymaking level, needed to create a more equitable educational environment in Arizona.
Facilitator - Berdetta Hodge
Tempe City Council Member
Tempe Union High School District Governing Board
Dr. Chris Howard
Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating officer of ASU
Dr. Tammy Robinson
President of Mesa Community College
President of the National Council on Black American Affairs
Dr. Jacqui Clay
Arizona Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools in Cochise County
Beth Lewis
Public Education Advocate
Director of Save Our Schools
Shelley Jackson
Governing Board President
Roosevelt Elementary School District
Breakout Speakers
