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Past HKL Presenters

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​Eric Adams Education and Communications Director, Youth Together
Lukas Brekke-Miesner Executive Director of Oakland Kids First
Meesh Cabal Site Organizer and Community Liaison, Youth Together
Jamileh Ebrahimi Youth Organizing Director, RYSE Center
Michael Funk Director of the Expanded Learning Division, CDE
Ivan Garcia High School Senior and Member of the Oakland Youth Advisory Committee
Isaiah Grant Youth Participant, RYSE Center


Eric Gurna President and CEO, LA’s BEST
​Nathan Houston
 Conference MC and Founder of #iAmImpact
Ronald James Director of Digital Learning, LA’s BEST
Carlos Lemus Voter Engagement Coordinator, RYSE Center
Deborah Lowe-Vandell, Ph.D Founding Dean of the School of Education, UC Irvine
Milbrey McLaughlin, Ed.D Founding Director of the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Communities, Stanford University
Jonathan Piper Youth Participant, Youth Together
Ne’jahra Soriano Youth Participant, Youth Together
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Ashanti Branch Founder and Executive Director of the Ever Forward Club
An-Me Chung Senior Fellow and Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Mozilla Foundation
Marnie W. Curry Researcher at the Center for Educational Research in the Interest of Underserved Students at UC-Santa Cruz
Geordee Mae Corpuz ​Organizing Director at Californians For Justice 
Bill Fennessy, Director of Community Engagement and Work-Based Learning, THINK Together​

Jessica Gunderson Senior Director of Policy and Communications at the Partnership for Children and Youth (PCY)
​Dr. Carol Hill, Principal Consultant, Radical Shift Consulting
Dr. Helen Janc Malone Director of Education Policy & Institutional Advancement and is National Director of the Education Policy Fellowship Program at the Institute for Educational Leadership
​Lynn Johnson Co-Founder/CEO of Spotlight: Girls 
Libby Schaaf, Oakland Mayor
​Alex Vila,
 Learning and Development Associate, Lyric
Samantha Walters, 
VP of Corporate Strategy, Colocation America​
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Joe Hudson, 
Region 4 Lead, Alameda County Office of Education
​Shawn Ginwright, Associate Professor of Education & Africana Studies, San Francisco State University
Carol Tang, Executive Director, Children's Creativity Museum, SF
Diane Ehrensaft, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
Michael Funk, Director, Expanded Learning Division
, California Department of Education​
Jodi Grant, Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance
Youth from RYSE Center, Richmond, CA

Mariah Rankine-Landers, Director of the Integrated Learning Specialist Program, ACOE
Katie Brackenridge, Senior Director for Expanded Learning Initiatives, Partnership for Children and Youth 
Jorge Ruiz de Velasco, Associate Diretor, John Gardner Center at Stanford 
​Stacey Daraio, Co-Director, Temescal Associates and the LIAS Project
Tommy E. Brewer II, Jr., General Manager, LA-North West Covina Region, THINK Together
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Karen Pittman, Co-Founder, President, and CEO, Forum for Youth Investment 
Marisa Saunders, Annenberg Institute for School Reform's (AISR) Research & Policy  
Lara Kain, Senior Director, Los Angeles Education Partnership (LAEP)
Jamie Julian, Social Worker and Intake Coordinator, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Center for TransYouth Health and Development
Lou Bigelow, Clinical Research Coordinator, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Center for TransYouth Health and Development
Heather Loewecke, Senior Program Manager, Afterschool and Youth Leadership Initiatives, Asia Society
Dr. Michelle R. Perrenoud, Project Coordinator, Los Angeles County Office of Education, Expanded Learning Technical Assistance Unit
Candace Meehan, Executive Director, 23 Seeds of Greatness
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Diego Arancibia, Interim Director, ASAP Connect
Darius Simpson, Poet-Activist & Political Science Major Eastern Michigan University
Michael Funk, Director, After School Division
, California Department of Education
Laura Rasmussen Foster
, Program Director of Adult Education Studies, RTI International
Alex Taghavian, Vice President, Linked Learning Alliance
Regie Stites, Senior Researcher, SRI International
Jenny Nagaoka, Deputy Director, University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research
David Militzer, Education Programs Specialist 21st Century Learning; and Middle Grades Career and College Transitions Division, California Department of Education
Ed Center, Consultant and Former Vice President of Education, United Way of the Bay Area
Stacey Daraio, Co-Director, Temescal Associates and the LIAS Project
Narce Guinto, Youth Leader, Alternatives in Action
Gemikia Henderson, Youth Leader, RYSE Center
Tommy E. Brewer II, Jr., General Manager, LA-North West Covina Region, THINK Together
Bill Fennessy, Director of Community Engagement, THINK Together
Camille Farrington, Senior Research Associate, University of Chicago Consortium on School Research
Pedro Noguera, Distinguished Professor of Education, Graduate School of Education and Information Sciences, UCLA
Jose Quintero, Youth Leader, Change Agents Productions
Stephanie Maceda, Youth Leader, THINK Together
Gil Castellon, Youth Leader, A World Fit for Kids!
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Diego Arancibia, Interim Director, ASAP Connect
Michael Funk, Director of the After School Division, California Department of Education
Eduardo Briceño, CEO, Mindset Works
Margaret Bridges, Developmental Psychologist and Researcher, Institute of Human Development at the University of California at Berkeley
Peter Brunn, Director of Professional Development, Developmental Studies Center (DSC)
Blanca Burciaga, Youth Presenter
Kathleen Cushman, Co-founder, What Kids Can Do (WKCD)
Elise Cutini, Executive Director, Silicon Valley Children’s Fund (SVCF)
Stacey Daraio, Co-Director, Temescal Associates
James S. Dierke, Executive Vice President, American Federation of School Administrators, AFL-CIO, and Former President of the United Administrators of San Francisco
Shawn Ginwright, Associate Professor of Education & Africana Studies, San Francisco State University
Benjamin (Ben) Gonzalez, Jr., Youth Presenter
Allison Haynes, Administrator of Pupil and Administrative Services, Riverside County Office of Education
Lynn Johnson, Co-Founder & CEO, Glitter & Razz Productions
Allison Kenny, Co-Founder of Glitter & Razz Productions and Director of Go Girls!
Jerry Kwame Williams,  Co-Facilitator; Drummer; Storyteller at Alchemy, Inc.
Susan Mernit, CEO, Center for Media Change
Corey Newhouse, Founder & Principal, Public Profit
Gil Noam, Ed. D., Ph.D., Founder and Director of Program in Education, Afterschool & Resiliency (PEAR), Harvard University
Damon Packwood, Program Manager, Hack the Hood
Carissa Romero, Associate Director, Project for Education That Scales (PERTS), Stanford University
Jackie Shonerd, Region 4 Afterschool Program Coordinator, Alameda County Office of Education
Femi Vance, Ph.D., Research Associate at Public Profit
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Saleeha Bey, High School Student, Oakland Technovation Challenge Participant
Gigi Carunungan
, CEO, Mynerals
Sarah Crowell
, Artistic Director, Destiny Arts Center
Steve Davee
, Director of Communications & Education Specialist, Maker Education Initiative
Dale Dougherty
, Founder and Publisher of Make Magazine and Creator of Maker Faire
Michael Funk
, Director of the After School Division, California Department of Education
​Elia Gurna
, Executive Director, New Urban Arts
​Lynn Johnson, Co-Founder & CEO, Glitter & Razz ProductionsAllison Kenny, Co-Founder of Glitter & Razz Productions, Director of Go Girls!
Corey Newhouse
, Founder & Principal, Public Profit
Elizabeth Reike
, CEO & Executive Director, Center for Childhood Creativity
Karena Salmond
, Program Director, Performing Arts Workshop
Nikki Shechtman
, Ph.D., Senior Educational Researcher, SRI International, Center for Technology in Learning
​Shirin Vossoughi
, Post-Doctoral Fellow San Francisco Exploratorium, Stanford University
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Diego Arancibia, Coordinator, ASAP Connect
Christopher Bentivegna, Assistant National Director of Resident Services, NHP Foundation
Bob Cabeza, Vice President of Community Development, YMCA of Greater Long Beach
Renate Caine, Ph.D., Education Researcher
Bill Deverell, Director, Huntington Institute
Michael Funk, Director of the After School Division, California Department of Education
Robert Granger, Ed.D., President, William T. Grant Foundation
Jodi Grant, Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance
Laurie Grossman, Co-Founder, Mindful Impact
Stacey Daraio, Co-Presenter with Laurie Grossman and Senior Temescal Associate
Lynn Johnson, Co-Founder & CEO, Glitter & Razz Productions
​Linda Kekelis, Executive Director, Techbridge
​Matthew Hurley, Director of Programs, Techbridge
Toody Maher, Founder and Director, Pogo Park
José-Luis Mejia, Young Adult Engagement Coordinator, The Transitional Age Youth Initiative (TAYSF)
Monica Flores, TAY Advocate Fellow, The Transitional Age Youth Initiative (TAYSF)
Rene Ontiveros, TAY Advocate Fellow, The Transitional Age Youth Initiative (TAYSF)
Jenny Nagaoka, Deputy Director, University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research
Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., Executive Director, Metropolitan Center for Urban Education
Carla Sanger, President & CEO, LA’s Best
Jane Quinn, Vice President for Community Schools, The Children’s Aid Society
Nicole Yohalem, Director of Special Projects, The Forum for Youth Investment
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Dr. Dean Blumberg, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco
Bob Cabeza, Vice President of Community Development, YMCA of Greater Long Beach
Kathleen Cushman, Co-founder, What Kids Can Do
Shawn Ginwright, Associate Professor of Education & Africana Studies, San Francisco State University
Paul Heckman, UC Davis
Debe Loxton, Chief Operating Officer, LA’s BEST
Milbrey McLaughlin, David Jacks Professor of Education and Public Policy Director, John W. Gardner Center for Youth, and Their Communities Director, Center for Research on the Context of Teaching
Alexis Menten, Assistant Director, Asia Society
John Mergendoller, Executive Director, Buck Institute for Education
Michael Merzenich, Professor Emeritus, UCSF
Jennifer Peck, Executive Director, Partnership for Children and Youth
Erik Peterson, Policy Director, Afterschool Alliance
Carol Tang, Director, Coalition for Science After School
Jenny Cheung (Lowell High School), Janan Dea (George Washington High School), Nina Sardesh (Lowell High School), andBryant Tan (YEF Manager), Youth Empowerment Fund of San Francisco
Projects of the How Kids Learn Foundation
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Temescal Associates is dedicated to building the capacity of leaders and organizations in education and youth development.
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The LIAS Learning Principles and Related Resources, Videos, and Training Services
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Join in on the Conversation...
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My Pal, Luke is designed to address many social emotional elements through his words and questions. 
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Expanded Learning 360°/365
Resources and Services to Promote Character Building and SEL in Youth Programs
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Curricula, materials, and additional resources to promote learning and healthy development in youth programs
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