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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