Speakers
Distinguished Professor of Education Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean School of Education; Creator, Breakthrough Leadership Institute
USC Rossier Associate Dean for Diversity & Community Engagement; Award-winning Retired Superintendent; Creator, Breakthrough Leadership Institute
Dr. Mary-Helen Immordino-Yang
Fahmy and Donna Attallah Chair in Humanistic Psychology; Director, USC Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning and Education; Professor of Education, Psychology & Neuroscience; Member, U.S. National Academy of Education
Award-winning Retired Superintendent; Senior Research Fellow; Clinical Professor
Superintendent, Anaheim Union High School District
Panelists & Case Study Presenters
Dr. Jenifer Crawford
USC Rossier Democracy Project, Co-Chair; Expert in Equity, Racial and Social Justice in Language Education
Dr. Theodore R. Burnes
Licensed Psychologist, Expert in gender diversity & supports for non-binary youth
Dr. Yasemin Copur-Gencturk
USC Rossier Katzman/Ernst Chair in Educational Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation; Founder, The Science of Teaching Math
Dr. Robert Filback
USC Rossier Democracy Project, Co-Chair, Higher Education Chair and Master of Arts in TESOL Chair; Professor of Clinical Education
Joy Allcock, M.Ed.
Literacy Consultant and Director – Code-Education
Ltd
Stephen Lind
Award Winning Associate Professor of Clinical
Business Communication at USC Marshall School of
Business
Dr. Kimberly Stockton
Senior Literacy Advisor
Dr. José A. Viana
Senior Education Advisor
Martha Hernandez
Executive Director, Californians Together
Mrs. Karla Guzman
School Principal, Morris Elementary Environmental Literacy Academy
Facilitators
Dr. David Cash
USC Rossier Assistant Dean of Leadership; Award-winning Retired Superintendent
Dr. Maria G. Ott
USC Rossier Irving R. and Virginia A. Melbo Chair in Education Administration; Award-winning Retired Superintendent
Dr. Rudy Crew
Nationally-acclaimed educator & author; Award-winning Retired Superintendent
Dr. Christina M. Kishimoto
Founder & CEO, Voices for Equity, Empowering Women for Policy Leadership; Award-winning Retired Superintendent
Dr. Greg Franklin
Award-winning Retired Superintendent, Professor of Clinical Education
Dr. Vivian Ekchian
Former Superintendent, Glendale Unified School District