
Past Featured Speakers

Dr. Eric Davis
Chief of Administration,
Harford Co Schools
Best-selling Author & Leadership Expert
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Cecily Darden
Special Assistant, Family Outreach Office of Communications and Outreach
US Department of Education
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Joseph Washington
School Reform Expert / Change Catalyst
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Dr. Jahkari Taylor
President and CEO,
Purpose Pushers LLC
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Dr. Kimberly Bethea
Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education,
Student Success and Director of the Academic Resource Center at Duke University
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Yvonne Johnson
National PTA President
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Past Session Presenters

Dr. Rebecca Kaye
Senior Advisor to the Superintendent
Guilford County School
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Dr. Rebecca Kaye
Senior Advisor to the Superintendent
Guilford County School
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Sandy Gillenwater
Director of Family & Community
Engagement,
Fredericksburg City Public Schools
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Jenna Monley
Deputy, Chief,
Family & Community Engagement,
School District of Philadelphia
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Alex Borges
Federal Programs Specialist,
Gwinnett County Public Schools
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Dr. Shadae Harris
Chief Engagement Officer,
Richmond Public Schools
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Dr. Thomas Anderson
Superintendent,
East Harford Public Schools
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Dr. Chiquita Seaborne
Family Engagement Specialist,
Virginia Department of Education
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Virginia Gills
Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals,Board of
Directors/
Principal / Cumberland Co Schools

Dr. Chisel Valdez
Director of Family Engagement,
Gwinnett Co Schools
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Dr. Tereka Williams
Executive Director of Federal Programs,
Gwinnett Co Schools
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Everett Davis
Director of Student,
Family & School Services,
Montgomery Co Schools (MD)
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Dr. Renee LaHuffman Jackson
Director Family & School Partnerships,
Fairfax Co Public Schools
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Kelli Marie Cedo, Ph.D
Senior Director of Early Learning and Title I,
Norfolk Public Schools
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Daniel Ehrenpreis
Family & Community Engagement Manager,
National PTA
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Ari Gerzon-Kessler
Family Partnerships Coordinator
Boulder Valley School District
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Tiffany Foster
National PTA Board Member
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Dr. Herbert Thomas, Jr.
Best Selling Author,
Higher Education Expert
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Tony Wishard
Assistant Principal,
Hugh Mercer Elementary School
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Mohamed Morshed
New York Department of Education,
Home-School Partnerships Specialist
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Anthony Thomas
New York Department of Education,
Director of Home-School Partnerships - Biographical Statement
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Eloise Mendez
New York Department of Education,
Senior Director of Home-School Partnerships - Biographical Statement
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Tony Wishard
Assistant Principal,
Hugh Mercer Elementary School
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Dr. Randy Testa
New York Harvard Graduate School of Education
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