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"The pandemic shook us out of our teaching habits and forced us to find an alternative to in-person teaching. Like everyone else, I drank from the fire hose of online technology, and through the fatig...

"The pandemic shook us out of our teaching habits and forced us to find an alternative to in-person teaching. Like everyone else, I drank from the fire hose of online technology, and through the fatig...

Dave Cardona is a Graphic Designer in the Clothing Industry and has worked for over 20 years. Dave developed his passion for Graphic Design and Art by collecting Sports Trading cards and reading Sport...

Carol Jiménez was elected to the Perris Elementary School District Board of Education in November 2022 and sworn into office in December 2022. Carol started her tenure in the district as a teacher, an...

Dr. Denise Kennedy is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is part of an early childhood education collaborative in California call...

Dr. Chris Burns has been the Executive Director of Boys Republic since 2010 and has been employed there in various capacities for the last 30 years. His wife, Brandy, and he have raised their two boy...

Dr. Christy Pattengill-Semmens is Reef Environmental Education Foundation's Co-Executive Director of Science & Engagement. She has been with REEF for almost 30 years and has overseen the expansion...

Louis is a very talented individual. He played three sports in high school basketball, baseball, and football. He also played the clarinet in high school and really enjoyed it. He graduated from St. C...

Dr. Joel Wong is a Professor of Counseling Psychology in the School of Education at Indiana University. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Asian American Psychological...

After working for 25 years as an educator in the private sector, Alda joined the Guiare team as Director and copartner in 2014. Since then, she has dedicated her time designing and implementing worksh...

Marie Cardona is an environmental engineer and has been working in consulting for over 20 years. A California native, she divides her time between the U.S. and Canada, currently residing in Vancouver,...

Sharon Latkovich Valente, Ph.D., is the Assistant Director of Curriculum Assessment and Evaluation, within the Master in Physician Assistant Studies Program at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine...

Romero Jalomo is the Vice President for Student Affairs at Hartnell College. He has served in this capacity for over nine years. Hartnell College is located in Salinas, California and serves approxi...

Her real name is Laura, but she's better known as @thedivememe on social media. Since always, she has been fascinated by the underwater world. Already as a little girl, she started diving in the lakes...

"Don't live life in a vacuum."A graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, Ashley captained the tennis team her senior year and graduated with a B.A. in English in 1986. A college internship in Wa...

Tara Goines grew up in Southern California, attending several different elementary schools because of being a foster child. She went on to complete her Bachelor's degree at CSUN majoring in Business ...

"See challenges as an invitation to innovate." Adam Woods is moving into his 17th year of Science Engineering teaching at Segerstrom High School in Santa Ana, CA. Adam has spent the past 8 years devel...

Nikole Lim is a speaker, educator, and consultant on leveraging dignity through the restorative art of storytelling. She is the founder and international director of Freely In Hope, a nonprofit organi...

Christianne is a 4th-grade teacher at Westmont Elementary, a VAPA school in Ocean View School District in Huntington Beach, California. After receiving her bachelor's degree in Theatre, and years of t...

The mission of the 306 Foundation is to help build healthy communities. That goal is realized through a program created in 2013 called Toolbox4Life. Offered in three trimesters, these holistic constru...

Matt Reynolds is a high school visual art teacher in southwest Ohio. He earned his BS in Art Education with an ELL endorsement from Olivet Nazarene University in 2012 and his MFA in Visual Arts from J...

Samantha is the Director of Education at Plastic Oceans. Her bachelor's is from the University of Michigan - Dearborn in environmental studies where she focused on environmental education and is curre...

Dr. Lelemia Irvine is kupukaaina, a lineal descendant from the aboriginal families that sprouted out of the land of Waiʻanae. Notably, Dr. Irvine is the first Native Hawaiian kāne to earn a PhD in any...

Currently living in New Orleans, William Butler has been writing since the 1950’s and has been published in various literary journals as well as publishing several volumes of poetry and a book of shor...

Meleah Follen is the Youth Engagement Director for Healthy Community Initiative (HCI). In this role she oversees all aspects of Northfield YouthBank, and coordinates 90+ youth in their service on loc...

Anupama (Uh-noo-puh-maa) Joshi (Zo-shee) is a Professor of Child Development at California State University, Dominguez Hills. She has been a member of the higher education faculty for over 20 years an...

Gabi is an active participant in today’s youth athletics and education. She is a survivor of a hit and run accident that nearly took her life four years ago. Since then, Gabi has used that experience ...

Regina Martinez - Emergency Medicine Doctor, Mexican National Team Cross-Country Skiier, and activist.Regina was born in Mexico City but has lived all over including 6 states in the US and Costa Rica....

Barbie The Welder is an American metal sculptor, published author of 6 books, and advocate for the skilled trades from Erin, NY. Even though she had no business experience or professional art educatio...

Nick is currently a part-time lecturer and Ph.D. student at Chapman University in Orange, California, where he will be starting the fourth semester in the Education and Leadership Studies Program. Aft...

Peter Schulz is a junior at Indiana University majoring in supply chain, sustainable business, and international business, a member of the Indiana football team, and a member of the alpha kappa psi bu...

"Where else than education, can you change the world?" ~ Dr. Reynolds is a retired public school teacher and university professor. She taught 7th and 8th-grade students with special needs, mostly stud...

Dr. Ebony Williams is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at California State University, Sacramento, in the Marriage Couples and Family Counseling program. In addition, some of her duties included bei...

"Give a Voice to the Voiceless" Anthony Solorzano is an independent filmmaker whose debut film, "Varsity Punks" was a homegrown project shot in El Monte, CA. Recently, he has expanded his visual story...

“Think about where can this fit and will it benefit my students, my kid, my parents...”Samuel Keoleian, a rising Junior at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business from Michigan. He is passionat...

"People should share their stories more."Natalie Price is a senior on the Indiana Track and Field Team. She is an Elementary Education major and a Counseling minor. She is about to go into her student...

"Serve and give back. Create change, even if it's a small change."~Dr. Regine Muradian is a licensed clinical psychologist, children’s author, speaker, consultant and mental health advocate. In her cl...

" You can't think your way through figuring life out, you have to live your way to figuring life out."Dr. Sarah Sicher is a double board certified Psychiatrist trained to treat psychiatric issues acro...

"Envision, dream, and try to improve the human condition"Ellen Junn is the 11th president of California State University, Stanislaus and has a remarkable and extensive 35-year history with the CSU, ha...

"Best effort, stay ready, never quit!"David Rhodes has been a middle and high school mathematics teacher in Santa Ana Unified School District for the past 16 years, earned his credential and Masters f...

"Truth is truth. It doesn't matter who's voice it is.""You can make a change regardless of age. You can change your mind, but whatever you choose, do it with your whole heart."Sarah’s BioSarah Laidir ...

Dr. Stephanie Chalk is a mental health counselor, adjunct professor, and psychology technical writer. Stephanie specializes in trauma, disability, and multiculturalism. She recently completed her di...

Cristina Zenato, a professional diver since 1994, Cristina is an ocean and cave explorer, a shark behaviorist, photographer, speaker, writer, and conservationist.Cristina believes in the power of educ...

Kathryn Cloward is a purposeful storyteller who’s earned national praise for her award-winning Kathryn the Grape® Affirmation Series of books and music. Through her illustrated likeness of Kathryn the...

Stephen Hauck is a Police Officer in Southern California for the City of Glendora. He’s worked patrol for four years and is a force instructor for the department. In high school he started and EdActs ...

Nikita Ganatra is the owner of Kumon Math and Reading Center in Foothill Ranch, California which she started in 2013. Her experience in K-12 over the past 15 years spans various K-12 educational setti...

Dr. Mark L’Esperance is a professor and dean of James Madison University’s College in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He has presented and published extensively at the state, national, and international level...

Stacy Hurst is an assistant professor of Teacher Education at Southern Utah University. She has degrees in Sociology and Elementary Education and a master’s degree in Education. Her extensive experien...

Tiana is currently a 3rd grade teacher at George Washington Academy in St. George, Utah, where she is in her 9th year as an elementary education teacher. After earning her bachelor’s degree in 2012 at...

Tracey Greenwood is married to Jeff who is also a teacher and has two children: Lucas (11 yrs) and Alyssa (6 yrs). They live in the seaside community of Maraetai which is in East Auckland, and is a Le...