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Jay Westover has provided leadership training and school improvement consulting in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education, state departments of education, colleges, educational service centers, and school districts across North America. Over the past fifteen years, his work has focused on developing capacity of school district systems to close the gaps of college and career readiness.

Grant Lichtman is an internationally recognized thought leader in the drive to transform K-12 education.  He speaks, writes, and works with fellow educators to build capacity and comfort with innovation in response to a rapidly changing world. Since 2012, he has worked with nearly 200 school and community teams in both public and private schools, helping them to develop their imagination of schools of the future, and their places in that future.

Laura Van Prooyen is author of two collections of poetry, Our House Was on Fire (Ashland Poetry Press 2015) and Inkblot and Altar (Pecan Grove Press 2006). She has more than 20 years experience teaching poetry and writing in a variety of academic settings including: Dominican University, Chicago Public Schools, Del Valle High School, and Henry Ford Academy: The Alameda School for Art + Design.

Yana Ioffe brings over 30 years of experience as an educator and leader in Canada and the USA, including serving as a Faculty Advisor at Nipissing University and as a Professional Learning Consultant with Corwin Press. Over the years, Yana has worked as an Orff Music Specialist, a District Curriculum and Instruction Consultant, a District Leadership Coach, a Rounds Facilitator, a TLC Trainer, a University of Toronto Additional Qua

From the Duwamish down to the Puyallup and now up near the Nooksack: I have inhabited Coast Salish territory all my life. This compels me to manifest care for people who share this place. I graduated from Federal Way public schools in 1996 then served the district through AmeriCorps, the national community service organization. My experiences and mentors, Monda Holsinger and Kamala Saxton, inspired me to pursue education, equity, and diversity.