From the March/April 2021 issue of Equity & Access Pre K-12 Dr. Isabel Govea is the Principal of Harkness Elementary School in Sacramento, California. She uses the Leader in Me program in her school to address social-emotional needs in both
Category: Champions of Equity
Brice Cockfield, Champion of Equity
From the March/April 2021 issue of Equity & Access Pre K-12 Dr. Brice Cockfield wanted to help his staff deepen their understanding of equity. He, his leadership team and their digital learning created badges and t-shirts to encourage faculty to
Shaun Nelms, Champion of Equity
From the March/April 2021 issue of Equity & Access Pre K-12 Dr. Shaun Nelms is the Superintendent of Rochester, New York’s East High School. Beginning in 2014, he has led a transformation effort at East HS that started with establishing
Jemma McMenamin, Champion of Equity
From the March/April 2021 issue of Equity & Access Pre K-12 An advocate for excellence and equity, sixth grade Palm Beach County, Florida teacher Jemma McMenamin routinely uses culturally relevant teaching practices to promote social emotional learning and rigorous learning
Dessie Bowling, Champion of Equity
From the March/April 2021 issue of Equity & Access Pre K-12 Dr. Dessie Bowling, Associate Director of the KentuckyValley Educational Cooperative, believes all kids and educators deserve access to resources and opportunities to engage in learning experiences that cause them
Donald Bender, Champion of Equity
From the March/April 2021 issue of Equity & Access Pre K-12 Donald Bender is in his 40th year of education for migrant and bilingual education. He serves as the Migrant Family Engagement and Student Leadership Coordinator for the regional Educational
Minerva Pardo, Champion of Equity
From the March/April 2021 issue of Equity & Access Pre K-12 Minerva Pardo, Family Engagement Coordinator for the West Valley School District in Yakima, Washington and a national trainer for the Strengthening Families Five Protective Factor Framework, worked with the
Evan Whitehead, Champion of Equity
From the March/April 2021 issue of Equity & Access Pre K-12 Evan Whitehead is the Director of Special services for a PK–8 school district in Illinois. He’s also a national consultant, trainer and presenter with Dr. Ruby K. Payne’s aha!
Kate Eberle Walker, Champion of Equity
From the Jan/Feb 2021 issue of Equity & Access Pre K-12 Kate Eberle Walker is the CEO of PresenceLearning, which provides live online therapy and evaluation services to students with special education needs. She oversees a national network of nearly
Jason Stark, Champion of Equity
From the Jan/Feb 2021 issue of Equity & Access Pre K-12 Jason Stark has devoted his entire career to ensuring equal access for students who are deaf and blind through accessible educational media. Under his guidance, DCMP brought captioned and