amplify 2021 SPEAKERS
Inspirational
speakers, coming
from across the
country, representing
the power of
educators of color.
Learn from education leaders from Kansas City and beyond — teachers, administrators, researchers, entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, advocates, teaching artists and other thought leaders at the intersection of education and social justice.
Abram Jackson
The Bay School of San Francisco
Afrika Afeni Mills
BetterLesson
Alisha Keig
Beloved Community
Dr. Allysin Swift
FirstLine Schools Charter Management Organization
Amber Buck
Piper School District
Angela Maldonado
The New Teacher Project (TNTP)
Ariel Griffin
Children International
Ayodele Harrison
CommunityBuild Ventures
Carlos Moreno
Big Picture Learning
Dr. Charles Cole III
Energy Convertors
Chong-Hao Fu
Leading Educators
Chris Stewart
Brightbeam
Dr. Christopher Emdin
Teachers College, Columbia University
Colin Seale
thinkLaw
Crystal Everett
Kansas City Public Schools, Park University, and Parent Leadership Training Institute
Dayonne Richardson
Hogan Preparatory Elementary School
Dr. Dena Simmons
LiberatED
Doannie Tran
Center for Innovation in Education
Dwana Smallwood
Dwana Smallwood Performing Arts Center
Dr. Edmond Adjapong
Seton Hall University
Fadhal Moore
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Faneshia Jones
Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington, KY
Heather McGhee
Demos
Hilary Beard
Self employed
Isoke Titilayo Nia
All Write Literacy Consultants, Inc.
Ivyana Yvette Robinson
UMKC student
Jacqueline Rodriguez
Kansas Public Schools
Dr. Jarvis Givens
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Javier Guzman
Big Picture Learning (BPL)
Julian Johnson-Marshall
De La Salle Education Center
Julius Hampton
St. Paul Episcopal School
Karla Cruz Godoy
Big Picture Learning & Big Picture Learning Alumni Association
Kathleen Christian
Kentucky PTA
Kim Riley
The Transition Academy
Lula Barbee
EdPop, LLC
Dr. Lynne Shipley
EdPop, LLC
Meisha Porter
NYC Department of Education
Micia Mosely
The Black Teacher Project
Mickey Breeze
DJ / Artist
Mishawnda Mintz
WhatupHomee
Monica Nance
EdPop, LLC
Monica Washington
Better Lesson
Ray Ankrum
Riverhead Charter School
Myrla Feria
The New Teacher Project (TNTP)
Dr. Nicole Caridad Ralston
Beloved Community
Riccardo Harris
Wichita GEAR UP at Wichita State University
Rito Martinez
Love and Liberation
Rohan Pidaparti
Teach for America
Roxana Alexander
Sabrina Thompson Mitchell
Kuu Productions
Sarah Cole
Capital City Public Charter School
Sharif El-Mekki
Center for BlackEducator Development
Sherice R. Grant
Dancer
Dr. Stacie Gamble
Liberty High School Jefferson County Public Schools
Dr. Tamecca Chester
The New Teacher Project
Timothy Jones
Teachers College, Columbia University
Tina De La Fe
Leading Educators
Tonille Williams
GYAUADS
Dr. Tonya Horton
The New Teacher Project
Dr. Tonya Waller
University of Kansas GEAR UP: Topeka
Zaretta Hammond
Transformative Learning Solutions

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