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Benjie Howard is the founder and executive director of New Wilderness Project, a wilderness based education program on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. He is the co-architect of Youth Equity Stewardship (YES), an arts based inter-generational process preparing youth to be full partners in the work of school transformation.

Julie Stern is an internationally recognized teacher trainer, keynote speaker, curriculum designer, and author. She partners with schools around the world in transforming teaching and learning to meet the needs of the 21st Century.

Wade Antonio Colwell is a learner. His calling to education involves serving school communities as a "creative catalyst" for deepening and healing relationships across generation and difference.

Amber Warner is a licensed clinical social worker with over twenty years of experience as a community outreach case manager, school social worker, medical social worker, and behavior health therapist. She has had additional professional development in Positive Psychology, cognitive behavior therapy and trauma-informed care.

Brooke O’Drobinak, M.A., has been in secondary education for over 25 years. Most recent, she has served in school administration, as Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Assistant Principal, for the past 13 years at a high functioning, inner city high school.

Joy Casey grew up in the Denver metro area and attended the University of Denver where she earned her bachelor's degree in International Business. Shortly after graduation, she enrolled back at the University of Denver in their combined licensure and master’s in education program.

Amanda Brueggeman grew up on a farm in Southeast Missouri and then worked her way to the suburbs of St. Louis, MO, where she taught in elementary classrooms at Valley Park and Wentzville for ten years prior to being a coach. She is currently coaching at Wentzville School District, a suburb of St. Louis, MO, as a K-6 Literacy Coach.

Nathalie Lauriault is a teacher in Ontario, Canada. Having taught for 30 years, she specializes in teaching young children in mostly bilingual classroom settings. Recently, she was awarded a grant from the Ministry of Education to do research on Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction in her classroom.

Femi Andrades (stage name FEMI) is an Oakland, California native and an accomplished international recording and performing artist with over 20 years’ experience in the entertainment industry.

Willie Adams is a dedicated educator with an undying passion for equity in education. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Film and Media Studies from the University of California, Irvine, in 1996 and his Masters of Arts in Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults from the University of San Francisco in 2008.