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Matt Sacca
Head of Development
American High
Monica Sack
Sr. Director, Conference Programming
SXSW
Monia Salam
Program Director, Work-Based Learning
ExpandED Schools
Rey Saldaña
President & CEO
Communities In Schools
Yustina Saleh, Ph.D.
Managing Director of Innovation Solutions
The Burning Glass Institute
Joe Sallustio, EdD
The EdUp Experience Host & Co-Founder, Author, Chief Experience Officer
EdUp Podcast and Lindenwood Global University
Javeria Salman
Future of Learning Reporter
The Hechinger Report
Shreya Sampath
Chapter Projects Director
Encode Justice
Roderick Sams
Chief Development Officer
CENTEGIX
Tyler Samstag
Director
Remake Learning
Cameron Samuels
Executive Director
Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT)
Thomas Sanchez
Founder & CEO
Social Driver
Byron Sanders
President & CEO
Big Thought
Jennie Sanders
Vice President, Faculty Experience & Academic Services
Western Governors University
Erika Sandström
Digital Media Teacher / Digital Learning Coach
Peabody Public Schools / Green ScreenGal LLC
Saurabh Sanghvi
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Monica Santana Rosen
Chief Executive Officer
Alma Advisory Group, LLC
Rickey Santellana
State/Federal Engagement and Projects Manager
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Alexander Santiago-Jirau
Director of Education & Community Engagement
New York Theatre Workshop
Vanessa Santiago Schwarz
Professor
University of Colorado-Boulder
Kyne Santos
Drag Queen & Activist
Misa Sato
2023 National Assistant Principal of the Year
Reagan High School
Punam Saxena
Parent Impact Coach & Consultant
edu-Me, LLC
Naseem Sayani
General Partner
Emmeline Ventures
Rachel Schechter
Founder of LXD Research
Charles River Media Group
Julie Schell
Assistant Vice Provost of Academic Technology
The University of Texas at Austin
Olav Schewe
Doctoral Candidate
University of Oxford
Amanda Schmidt
Policy & Communications Associate
MIT Blueprint Labs
Sarah Schwettmann
Research Scientist, Mit Csail
MIT
Matt Scott
Director, Storytelling & Engagement
Project Drawdown
Rob Scott
Executive Director, Cornell Prison Education Program
Cornell University
Miles Sebesta
Platform Product Lead
Kapor Center
sam seidel
K12 Lab Director of Strategy + Research
Stanford d.school
Pete Selden
Vice President, Workforce Development
Tulsa Community College
Ron Self
Director of Safety, Security, and Risk Management
Little Rock School District
Marshall Sepello
Director, Writer, Star
Carl Settles
Founder/Executive Director
E4 Youth
Arana Shapiro
Chief Operations and Programs Officer
Games for Change
Steven Shapiro
CEO
Finetune
Priyanka Sharma
Vice President, United States
World Education, A Division of JSI
Rohit Sharma
Senior Vice President of Global Higher Education and Workskills
ETS
Julia Shatilo
EDU Programming Director
SXSW STAFF
Tony Shavers III
National Assistant Director of Donor Engagement
BUILD
Justin Shell
Founder
MySchool
Jim Shelton
President & Chief Investment Officer
Blue Meridian Partners
Markus Sherman
Senior Manager, Program Development At Ef Study Abroad
EF Education First
Yuan Shi
General Partner
The51
Lady Shug
Indigenous Drag Story Hour Co-Founder
Drag Story Hour
Rachel Sibley
Virtual, Augmented, & Mixed Reality
Singularity University
Lauren Siegel
Exec Dir
MathHappens Foundation
Jessica Sierra
Resource Teacher
San Diego County Office of Education
Gricelda Silva
Co-Producing Artistic Director
Glass Half Full Theatre
Will Simbol
Music Teacher
The IDEAL School of New York
Dena Simmons
Executive Director
LiberatED
Harold “Fyütch” Simmons
Music Artist and Educator
Kenneth Simmons
Student Veteran
Princeton University
Tony Simmons
Co-Founder & Co-Director
4 Learning
Laurene Simms
Chief Bilingual Officer
Gallaudet University
Shmona Simpson
Founder & CEO
Paritii
Jeremiah Sims
Principal Consultant
Rooted In Love, LLC.
Allysa Singer
Assessment & Development Specialist
Personnel Board of Jefferson County
Thom Singer
CEO
Austin Technology Council
Arati Singh
At-Large Position 9, President
Austin ISD
Jane Singleton
Founder & Executive Coach
Launchpad For Life Llc
Amanda Sirine
Ela Curriculum Specialist
The School District of Philadelphia
Rebecca Slaby
Executive Director
AmazeWorks
Carl Slater
Navajo Nation Council Delegate
Navajo Nation Council
Aaron Smith
Co-Founder
Savi
Emily Smith-Buster
Blended & Personalized Learning Program Manager
ESC Region 13
Gerald Smith
Director, Office of Veteran Services
Texas A&M University
Karen Smith
School Board Director for Region 1
Central Bucks School Board
Michael D. Smith
Chief Executive Officer
AmeriCorps
Sholanda Smith
School Counselor
Canyon View High School
Lindsay Sobel
Chief of Policy, Planning & External Affairs
Teach Plus
Olatunde Sobomehin
Co-Founder & CEO
StreetCode Academy
Aneesh Sohoni
CEO
One Million Degrees
V. Scott Solberg
Professor
Boston University, Wheelock College of Education and Human Development
Miguel Solis
Chief of Staff
The Commit Partnership
Carissa Solomon
Senior Lead Educator
Embark Education
Sonya Soloway
Manager, Design & Innovation
DC Public Schools
Ji Soo Song
Digital Equity Advisor
U.S. Department of Education
Ji Son
Professor
California State University, Los Angeles
Ava Soodek
Marketing Intern
SXSW EDU
Juanita Soranno
Vice President, Global Social Impact & Innovation
edX
Michelle Soriano
Technical Assistance Specialist
CAST
Wenceslao Soto Sanchez
Youth Leader
The Ever Forward Club
Joseph South
Chief Innovation Officer
ISTE
Abigail Spangler
Associate Director, Girls' Education And Gender Equality
Room to Read
Angela Spangler
Senior Director, Education Sector Lead
International WELL Building Institute, PBC
Adam Sparks
Founder & CEO
Short Answer
Audrey Spencer
Global Practice Lead
Chemonics International
Roy Spence
Chairman of the Board
Make It Movement
Joey Spier
Co-Founder
SafeZone
Yolanda Watson Spiva
President
Complete College America
Taylor Sprague
Senior Program Manager
Jobs for the Future
Lucy Squire
Head of Music & Drama
University of South Wales
Arivumani Srivastava
Development Partner and Board Member
Kentucky Student Voice Team
Uma Srivastava
Executive Director
KultureCity
Amy Staley
Ambassador & Survivor Educator
Trent Stamp
CEO
The Eisner Foundation
Matthew Stanski
Chief Financial Officer
Anne Arundel Country Public Schools
Kevin Starks, Ed.d
K-12 Education Industry Segment Advisor
T-Mobile
Andreas Stefik
Professor, Department of Computer Science
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Cory Steiner
Superintendent
Northern Cass School District
Daniel Stein-Sayles
Manager, Capital
Echoing Green
Jamie Sterling
Vice President of Product, Research & Development
Carnegie Learning
Heather Stewart
Conductor
Uniting Voices Chicago
Jessica Sticklor-Lipson
Principal Architect
Fielding International
Celia Stokes
President, Product
Teaching Strategies LLC
Bryan Storkel
Director/Producer
Sidestilt
Tracye Strichik
Executive Director
Alabama Expanded Learning Alliance
Sarah Strober
Workforce Development Market Director
Interplay Learning
Frank Strong
Co-Founder
Texas Freedom to Read Project
Kelli Suding
Technical Assistance Specialist
CAST
Cody Summerville
Executive Director
Texas Association for the Education of Young Children
Kripa Sundar
Founder & Lead Researcher
EdTech ReCharge
Pocket Sun
Managing Partner
SoGal Ventures
Jason Swanson
Senior Director, Strategic Foresight
KnowledgeWorks
Magdalin Swanson
Instructor II & Lead Instructor of Intermediate Algebra
Florida Gulf Coast University
Nicole Swedlow
Executive Director
Compass Education
Maurice Swinney
Chief Innovation Officer
Chicago Beyond
Miriam Swords Kalk
Head of Design Practice
Education Design Lab
Ross Szabo
Wellness Director
Geffen Academy at UCLA