Speakers and presenters

Featured Speakers

• John Deasy, Superintendent, Prince George's County Public Schools
• Adrian Fenty, Mayor, Washington, D.C.
• David Gergen, Professor of Public Service, Director, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard University, National Board Member, Teach For America
• Walter Isaacson, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Aspen Institute
  National Board Chair, Teach For America
• Jason Kamras (Metro D.C. ’96), Director, Human Capital Strategy for Teachers, District of Columbia Public Schools
• Wendy Kopp, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Teach For America
• Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D, President & CEO, United Negro College Fund
• Veronica Nolan (Metro D.C. ’98), Executive Director, Urban Alliance
• Michelle Rhee (Baltimore '92), Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools
• Susan Schaeffler (Baltimore '92), Founder & Executive Director, KIPP DC

Other Speakers and Presenters

• Chris Myers Asch (Delta ’94), Co-Founder, U.S. Public Service Academy
• Jen Bluestein, Vice President, Political Leadership Initiative, Teach For America
• Sekou Biddle (New York City ’93), Elected Board Member, D.C. State Board of Education; Executive Director, Jumpstart Washington, D.C.
• Laura Bowen (Mississippi Delta ’00), Inaugural Principal, KIPP LEAP Academy
• Timothy Daly (Baltimore ’99), President, The New Teacher Project
• John Delaney, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Capital Source
• David Domenici, Co-founder and Chair, See Forever Foundation; Principal, Oak Hill School
• Kristin Ehrgood (Baltimore ’92), Founder, Sapientis
• Christopher Gergen, Founding Partner, New Mountain Ventures
• Errick Greene (Baltimore ’92), Head of School, The Arts & Technology Academy
• Mark Fraley (South Louisiana ’92), Lead Organizer, Industrial Areas Foundation
• Kaya Henderson (New York City ’92), Deputy Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools
• Donald Hense, Chief Executive Officer, Friendship Schools
• Gary Huggins, Executive Director, Commission on No Child Left Behind, Aspen Institute
• Caroline John (Metro D.C. ’03), Founding Principal, Excel Academy PCS
• Jason Kamras (Metro D.C. ’96), District of Columbia Public Schools
• Rachel Kelley (Baltimore ’00), Director of Partnerships, School Leadership Initiative, Teach For America
• Jacque Patterson, Project Director, Federal City Council
• Sophia Pappas (Newark ’03), Director of Growth & Development, Early Childhood Education Initiative, Teach For America
• Heather Peske (South Louisiana ’92), Director of Teacher Quality, Education Trust
• Cathy Reilly, Director, S.H.A.P.P.E.
• Greg Richmond, President, National Association of Charter School Authorizers
• Aylon Samouha, Senior Vice President of Teacher Preparation, Support, and Development, Teach For America
• Susan Schaeffler, Founder and Executive Director, KIPP DC
• Vincent Schiraldi, Director, District of Columbia’s Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services
• Abigail Smith (North Carolina ’92), District of Columbia Public Schools
• Nelson Smith, President, National Charter Alliance
• Lawrence J. Stupski, Chairman, Stupski Foundation; former President and Chief Operating Officer, Charles Schwab Corporation, National Board Member, Teach For America
• TaMikka Sykes, Teacher, E.L.. Haynes Public Charter School
• Jason Unger (Los Angeles '98), Policy Advisor, Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
• Imani Walker, Co-founder and Director, The Rebecca Project for Human Rights
• Kate Williams (Newark ’02), Director of Career Development, Teach For America
• Veronica Vela (New York City ’01), Senior Staff, Noblis