Richard Culatta MS
International Society for Technology in Education
Chief Executive Officer

Missy Testerman
2024 National Teacher of the Year

Nikkolas Smith
Artivist and Bestselling Author/ Illustrator

Shayran Samor-Clark
Key Speakers
Young Inventor, Author, Activist and STEM Promoter

Phoebe Hillemann
Teacher Institutes Educator
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Abbie Hitzemann
Project Manager, Creating Portraits of Community
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Marjorie Hunt
Education Specialist and Folklife Curator
Smithsonian Institution

Michael Ida
Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher
Kalani High School

Avi Kaplan
Professor of Educational Psychology
Temple University

Alexis Kemp
Program Manager, Earth Optimism Youth Action and Leadership
Smithsonian Affiliations (Earth Optimism Youth Action & Leadership)

Gloria Kenyon
Head of Public Programs
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Jocelyn Kho
Student Programs Coordinator
National Portrait Gallery

Taeyoung Nadya Kim
Coordinator of Teen Programs
Cooper Hewitt

Emily Kirkpatrick
Executive Director
National Council of Teachers of English

Allie Knight
Distance Learning Educator
Smithsonian Institution

Michael Kobito
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Specialist
Georgia Department of Education

Ashley Kowalski PhD
Project Leader, International Programs
Aerospace Corporation

Anita Krishnamurthi
Senior VP, STEM & Youth Engagement
Afterschool Alliance

Katrina Lashley MA
Research Coordinator, Center for Environmental Justice
Anacostia Community Museum

Micheline Lavalle
Family Literacy Specialist, Office for ESOL Services 
Fairfax County Public Schools

Maureen Leary
Youth and Family Programs Manager
National Postal Museum

Jessica Leung
Program Manager, Early Talent Diversity Programs
World Wildlife Fund

Freda Lin
Co-Director
YURI Education Project

Megan Linehan
Education Specialist
National Museum of American History

Ed Liskey
Senior Scheduling & Exhibitor Relations Coordinator and Project Director
Smithsonian Inst Traveling Exhibition Svc

Ashley Lockwood
5th-Grade Teacher
Lulu Ross Elementary School

Gina Alicia Lopez Ramos
Director of Education
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes

Victor Lucena
Digital Instructional Designer and Producer
Smithsonian Science Education Center

Lisa McClure
Associate Director, Center for Environmental Justice
Center for Environmental Justice, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum

Bayley McKeon
Ocean Educator
Smithsonian Institution

Kirsten McNally
Manager of Teen Programs
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Samir Meghelli PhD
Senior Curator
Anacostia Community Museum

Jennifer Mellizo
Project Coordinator, Smithsonian Folkways Learning Pathways
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Andy Mink
Director of Rural Initiatives
Smithsonian Institution

Nicole Mirra PhD
Associate Professor of Urban Teacher Education
Rutgers University Graduate School of Education

Geneva Mommsen
Learning Programs Specialist
Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute

Jennifer Morgan
2024-25 President
National. Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)

Annie Nguyen
English and Asian American Studies Educator
Round Rock ISD, Texas

Anna Nielsen
Lunder Conservation Program Coordinator
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Frank Niepold
Senior Climate Education and Workforce Program Manager and Coordinator
NOAA Climate Program Office

ida Oberman
Founder
Community School for Creative Education

Carol ODonnell
Director
Smithsonian Science Education Center

Hannah Osborn
Project Manager
Smithsonian Science Education Center

Lawrence Paska
Executive Director 
National Council for the Social Studies

Alia Payne
Ocean Educator
National Museum of Natural History

Jimena Pitty
Education & Public Programs Manager
STRI

Brigitte Pollio
Education Specialist
National Museum of Asian Art

Kathleen Pool BBA
Associate Director
Kentucky Humanities Council

Philippa Rappoport
Lead, Education and Engagement
Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology

Jenn Reifsteck
School and Teacher Programs Manager
National Museum of Asian Art

Hannah Riley
Digital Education Specialist
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Kim Robledo-Diga MFA
Director of Learning and Audience Engagement
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Nico Roenpagel PhD
Meditation Teacher
WEVOLVE

Shayran Samor-Clark
Young Inventor, Author, Activist and STEM Promoter
Key Speakers

Phoebe Sherman
Student and Teacher Programs Manager
National Postal Museum

Nikkolas Smith
Artivist and Bestselling Author/ Illustrator