Speakers
Take a look at our speakers scheduled for this event.
Keynote

Clair Aldington
Co-Founder & Director-Practitioner, Researcher, Maker, Author
Space2face Restorative Practices & Arts charity & Independent

Carlos Alvarez
Founder & President
Los Angeles Institute for Right Brain Practices and Research (LAIRP)

Deron Bell
Creator
My Music Ed App

Kiyaana Cox Jones, M.S.
Lecturer
IIRP Graduate School

Joseph Eduardo Iacona, M.S., B.F.A.
Director of the Mural Arts Institute
Mural Arts Philadelphia

Douglas Judge
Associate Professor
IIRP Graduate School

Glenn North
Director of Inclusive Learning and Creative Impact
Kansas City Museum

Lindsey Pointer
Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator, & Author
Vermont Law and Graduate School & National Center on Restorative Justice

Gilbert Salazar
Lecturer & Author
College Corps Program

Deanna Van Buren
Co-founder & Executive Director
Designing Justice + Designing Spaces

Gema Varona
Victimology and Criminal Policy Prof. President of the World Society of Victimology
University of the Basque Country
Workshop Presenter
Angélica Acevedo
Education Reform Community Organizer
CALEB

St Claire Adriaan
Principal
PUC CALS

Nikisha Ahsikin
Transformational Healing Artist
2 Inspire Peace

Aaron Avery
Instructional Coach Coordinator
GPS Solutions
Emmanuel Bell
City Day Community School

Lauren Berkley
MTSS Coordinator
GPS Solutions

John Bickart
Teacher
self

Amy Bloom
Research Scholar in Deliberative Democracy, Center for the Study of Citizenship
Wayne State University

Dr. Orisha Bowers
Executive Director
Orixa Healing Arts Wellness and Spiritual Centre

Lisa Brockhuizen
Staff Development Trainer
WFL BOCES

William Brown
Superintendent
Allegan Area ESA

Brandon Camacho
Assistant Principal, Edward A. Reynolds Transfer High School
New York City Public Schools

Kelly Carey
Curriculum Production Consultant
Oakland Schools

Larry Carey
Climate and Culture Systems Consultant
Columbus City Schools
Lori Carmack

Yecenia Casiano, MS
Senior Project Coordinator
Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI)

Sarah College
Senior Project Manager, Provost’s Office
Carnegie Mellon University

Kelsea Combs
District Wellness Coordinator
Howell Public Schools

Dr. Tara Cooper
Chief Operating Officer
Inflexion

Omowale Crowder
Climate & Culture Systems Consultant
Columbus City Schools

Newson Dance Company
Sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission
Monica Day
Assistant Director, Center for Teaching, Learning and Mentoring
Arcadia University

Jennifer Del Bono
Executive Director & Educational Consultant
Del Bono Group

Lizzy Denny
Director of Project SAFE & Survivor Advocacy
Occidental College

Nancy Duchesneau
P-12 Research Manager
EdTrust

Pamela Duncan
Community Agitator
Charleston Area Justice Ministries
Jenna Eckna
Vice President of Social Services
Green Chimneys
Andrew Eder
Division Chair for Counseling and Student Support Services
Lyons Township High School District 204

Carl Felton, III
P-12 Policy Analyst
EdTrust

LaToya Fernandez
Restorative Justice Leader, Founder of Beyond Circles
Beyond Circles / CHDI Consultant

JJ Ferris
Supervisor of School Counseling
Columbus City Schools
Nicodemus Ford
Director
Nicodemus Ford, LLC.
Cheryl Frederickson
Principal
School District u-46
Wayne Frederickson
Director
Restorative Soultions
Shatira Freeman
City Day Community School

Flor García Mencos
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Circula Centro de Liderazgo Restaurativo

Emily Gerst
Director, Conflict Resolution & Education
William & Mary

Julia Getty
Instructor and Implementation Coach
IIRP Graduate School

Dr. Crystal Gilbert-Mosley
City Day Community School

Paula Graham
Principal
City Day Community School

Leon Groce
Director, Dept. of Restorative Practices
Milwaukee Public Schools
Michele Gullette
City Day Community School

Chrystal Haas, Ed. D.
Restorative Practices Project Manager & Trainer of Trainers
Red Clay Consolidated School District

Christina Hale-Elliott
Founder & Principal Consultant
Elliott Educational Services

Izzeddin Hawamda
Faculty Fellow
Canadian Mennonite University

Mary Jo Hebling
Dean of Continuing Education
International Institute for Restorative Practices

Daan Heye
Trainer/Facilitator
Ligand (vzw Oranjehuis)
Ronald Hightower
City Day Community School

Holly Hippensteel
Associate Vice President for Community Responsibility & Culture
Carnegie Mellon University

Isaac I. Scott
Data Fellow
Goddard Riverside, AJSC member

Faryal Iqbal
Founder
Own Drum

Garrett Jacobs
Director of Research & Evaluation
Designing Justice + Designing Spaces

Shelley Jones-Holt
Founder and CEO
Leadership Legacy Consulting, LLC

Jamie Kaintz, M.S.
Dean of Student Services
IIRP Graduate School

Viktória Kaslik
art and the natural law
artistic researcher, jurist, systemic constellation practicionair
Shanon Kelley
Project Developer
East Tennessee Artscapes

Jungeun Kim
Independent Artist

Linda Kligman
President
International Institute for Restorative Practices
Steve Korr
Director
Akoben

Jeanette Lackey
Student Advocacy Teacher
Kern High School District/Bakersfield High School
Gary Lang
Project Assistant
Restoration Matters

Lynne Lang
Founding Executive Director
Restoration Matters

Ginger Lewman
Consultant
ESSDACK

Jeremy Linne
Director of Educational Programs and Systems
GPS Solutions

Rebecca Longcore
Director of Learning
Allegan Area Education Service Agency
Jennifer Lynberg

Ben Malecki
Elementary School Principal
Howell Public Schools

Patricia Marquez-Singh
Holistic Educator & Restorative Practitioner
Del Bono Group
Kai Mathews
The Liberatory Classroom

Julie McDaniel-Muldoon
Social Media Director
International Bullying Prevention Association

Dr. Kevin McKenzie
Executive Director
STARS Chattanooga

Lisa Meade
Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES

Stan Meulemeester
Trainer and Process Facilitator
Ligand
Rachel Miller

Johari Mitchell
Teacher on Special Assignment (Social-Emotional Learning Practitioner)/Author
Columbus City Schools

Jennifer Moore
Global Education Consultant
Moore Well-Being

Sadiki Muhammad
Student Specialist
Akoben LLC
Carlos Munoz
Borough Director of Restorative Practices
New York City Public Schools

Trisha N. Tinsley
Instructor and Implementation Coach
IIRP Graduate School
Monica Ng
Independent Contractor
Nicodemus Ford

Candace Okello
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs for Civility Initiatives
Carnegie Mellon University

Niyah Padin
Lead Student Specialist
Akoben LLC

Donna Palmer

Gabriela Perez Eusebio
General manager and SEL specialist
Colegio Civitas

Michael Perl
President
Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation

Richard (Rick) Phillips
Founder and Senior Trainer
Consultant with Community Matters

Brittany Pierce
Social Emotional Learning Practitioner
Columbus City Schools

Rebecca Reed
Director of Specialized Instruction
Allegan Area ESA

Melissa Reeves
Staff Development Trainer
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES