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Dr. Chris Howard is the executive vice president and chief operating officer of ASU. Howard works closely with President Crow and the other executive vice presidents to coordinate enterprise-wide initiatives and advancement, oversee ASU Enterprise affiliates, advance new enterprise relationships and opportunities, and integrate ASU Enterprise planning and strategy. He is a distinguished graduate of […]

Anaiis Ballesteros, an Arizona native and first-generation college student, is passionate about ensuring every student has access to opportunity and justice in their education journey. Anaiis is currently Director of Communications at ALL In Education where is responsible for leading the strategy development for the communications efforts for the organization. She brings more than 12

Jimmy D. Hart serves as an author, coach, mentor, speaker, and trainer devoted to building up people and working with organizations to improve how we serve and support each other. Having completed his M.Ed. and Ed.S. degrees, his work to build leaders and coach adults began in 2000. He served as a teacher for seven years, a school

Dr. Joyce Jamerson is a servant leader who has dedicated over 25 years to supporting students, families, educators, and educational leaders in various roles (teacher, literacy coach, administrator, program director, college instructor, professional learning specialist, and author). Because literacy has been an essential factor in Dr. Jamerson’s success in becoming a dream-catcher, she is passionate

April Boozer is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. She serves as both the program coordinator and an instructor for early childhood special education. She’s taught early childhood and elementary school in urban public schools prior to her role at ASU. She uses her teaching experience

Dr. Richard D. Langford’s twenty plus year career focuses on advancing student engagement, improving higher education attainment and developing career readiness initiatives for students of color. Through his dissertation – “Black Ostracism from Intangible Places” – Dr. Langford developed the Racial Courtesy Framework. In addition to serving as a Student Success Coach in Tucson Unified

Craig Wilson, J.D., Ph.D., serves as Vice Provost for Online, Distance and Continuing Education and is a Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona. Dr. Wilson is also CEO and co-founder of Away, Inc., a startup company that focuses on expanding students’ access to digital education, even without the internet. He has taught and

Alexandria Estrella Bridges research interests involve literacy development among students from non-dominant communities and English learners. She is highly interested in aspects of policy and classroom practices that impact the experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse students in school. This qualitative research specifically addresses the experiences of students, scholars, researchers, and professors in teacher preparation.

Dr. Ovett Chapman Jr., a University of Arizona alumnus, is the Lead School Psychologist for Pendergast Elementary School District in Phoenix, AZ. For over a decade, he has collaborated with educational professionals to positively impact students’ lives. Dr. Chapman has developed a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities in supporting the mental and emotional