Laura Walsh
Laura is an experienced manager of educational programming that specializes in early literacy, non-profit management, and staff development. She is also a trained literacy specialist that received her Master’s in Special Education and Literacy from St. John’s University. Laura is intimately aware of the literacy crisis plaguing New York City and has worked as a […]
Lindsay Kilgore
Lindsay Kilgore has been an educator for 18 years serving in both school and district leadership roles. In her current position as an Instructional Specialist, she works with K-12 teachers supporting primarily their literacy instruction. She has presented at the state and national level at various conferences. She is passionate about teaching families how they […]
Katie Harrison
Katie Harrison has been an educator for 22 years, primarily serving multilingual learners and their families for 15 years. She has served as a teacher, ESL specialist, instructional coach, and family and community liaison. She currently serves as an Instructional Specialist for K-12 ESL and Family and Community Outreach for the Pelham City Schools in […]
Becca Kearl
Becca Kearl is the Executive Director of Living Room Conversations and serves on the Steering Committee for the Bridging Movement Alignment Council. She is a founding member of the Utah Dialogue Practice Network and incorporates dialogue and conversation into all her nonprofit work. At Living Room Conversations, Becca has designed and led healthy dialogue practices […]
D.G. Mawn, JD
D.G. Mawn, JD, is the President of the National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM), a network of 350+ community dispute resolution centers. He is also the head of Intuitive Synergies, which provides consultation and coaching to state, public and community-based organizations on human services/system development and effectiveness, leadership development, strategic planning and communication, cultural intuitiveness, […]
Heather Kilgore
Heather is a former district director of family engagement and community partnerships at a large urban school district, an expert parent and professional trainer, and an effective provider of technical assistance to schools. She has provided consulting, grant-writing, and training services around the nation and has served on numerous boards and committees in her professional […]
Ruth James
Ruth James was born in Charleston, SC the youngest edition of the James’ family. The Navy family moved to Beaufort, SC in 1984. Upon graduating from high school in 1999, she attended Allen University. After two years in Columbia, Ruth joined the United States Army. She served four years, which included a tour in Iraq. […]
Sonya Stemmer
Sonya Stemmer is a career educator with a passion and commitment to engaging families as authentic partners in building student success. In her role as supervisor of the Office of Equity, Partnerships & Achievement, Mrs. Stemmer works with her team of family support specialists, institutes of higher education, educators, administrators, and families to design professional […]
Michelle L. Texidor-Pham
Michelle Texidor is the Family and Community Partnership Coordinator for East Hartford Public Schools. In this role, she supports Bilingual Family Support Specialists and builds positive relationships with community partners to help support schools within the district. As a passionate advocate for family engagement in education, Michelle Texidor brings a wealth of experience and dedication […]
Tracy Stefano
Tracy Stefano is the K-12 Supervisor of Health & Physical Education and LEA Lead for the CDC-funded Connecticut WSCC Partnership for East Hartford Public Schools. In this role, she spearheads curriculum and program development while overseeing instructional implementation. With a focus on the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, she supports the District […]