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Rohan Wadhwa
Managing Director
Lumos Capital Group
Timothy Wagner
High School Principal
Upper St. Clair School District
Cecilia Waismann
VP of R&D
MindCET
Andy Walker
Senior Creative
Inizio Engage XD
Greg Walker
Senior Vice President, State & District Partnerships
College Board
Javier Wallace
Founder & Guide
Black Austin Tours
Aya Waller-Bey
PhD Candidate in Sociology
University of Michigan
Greg Walton
Professor of Psychology
Stanford University
Cat Ward
Vice President, Employer Mobilization
Jobs for the Future
Michael Warren
Sales Director
Q-Ctrl
Avi Warshavsky
CEO
MindCET
Debbie Wasden
Senior Vice President For Solutions
The Burning Glass Institute
Brandi Waters
Senior Director of AP African American Studies
College Board
Joe Watt
Managing Director, ECMC Group Education Impact Fund
ECMC Group
Greg Weatherford
Youth Empowerment Program Officer
The Allstate Foundation
Ericka Weathers
Assistant Professor, Policy, Organizations, Leadership, and Systems Division
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
Ameer Weeks
Access Counselor
Perspectives Charter Schools
Natasha Welcome
ESL Adjunct Professor/ Senior Consultant/ ESL Researcher / Keynote Speaker
Metamorphosis Education Consultants
Kade Wells
Educator
Sioux Falls Public Schools & University of Sioux Falls
Napoleon Wells
Clinical Psychologist
Department of Veterans Affairs
Elaine Westbrooks
Carl A. Kroch University Librarian
Cornell University
Donna Westbrooks-Martin
Executive Director
Adults & Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities, Inc.
Andrea Whatley
Lever Leader Teacher
Lockhart ISD
Brandon White
Podcast Host
The LP: Literature In Practice
Jessica White
Senior Associate Director, Accessibility Services
Tufts University
Korey White
National K-12 Planning Leader
DLR Group
Angela Whitelaw
Deputy Superintendent of Schools and Academic Support
Memphis-Shelby County Schools
James Whitfield, Ed.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Whitfield Impact Network
Lindsay Whorton
President
The Holdsworth Center
John Wie
Content + Marketing Manager; Scholarship Program Manager
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
Tiffany Wiggins
CEO, Principal, and Adjunct Professor
Noire Coaching & Consulting
Ben Wildavsky
Visiting Scholar
University of Virginia
Julie Willcott
Education Products Manager
zSpace
Liz Willen
Editor in chief
The Hechinger Report
Natalie Williams
Director of Education
Miami Children’s Museum
Daniel Williamson
Twaina Williams
Family Engagement Specialist
Expecting Health
Madeline Will
Senior Staff Writer
Education Week
Jason Wilmot
Head of Education
Canva
Cole Wilson
Legislative Director
The Texas House Of Representatives
Imani Wilson
Director, Media & Culture
Teachrock.org/ Rock & Soul Forever Foundation
Kay Wilson Stallings
Executive Vice President, Chief Creative Development and Production Officer for Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop
Amiee Winchester
Director – Continuous Improvement
Baltimore City Public Schools
Kelly Ann Winget
CEO & Founder
Alternative Wealth Partners, LLC
Rebecca Winthrop
Director - Center for Universal Education
The Brookings Institution
Benoit Wirz
Investor
Brighteye VC
Beatie Wolfe
"Musical Weirdo & Visionary" (Vice)
Beatie Wolfe
Conrad Wolfram
Founder, Computerbasedmath.org; Co-Founder & CEO
Wolfram Research Europe
Randall Woodfin
Mayor
City of Birmingham
Janelle Wood
Founder & CEO
Black Mothers Forum, Inc.
Jacqueline Woodson
Author
Brown Girl Dreaming
Shane Woods
Executive Director & CEO
Girlstart
Sylvia Wood
CTE & Career Kickstart Lab Teacher
St Dominic Savio Catholic High School
Stacey Woolley
Board President
Tulsa Public Schools
Henrietta Wright
Professor, Department of Teacher Education & Professional Development
Morgan State University
Jaylen Wright
Youth Advisory Council Member
Vocal Justice
Josh Wyner
Founder & Executive Director
The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program