Lisa Bradley-Coates gets #celebratED for being named a new Education Specialist with Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)! Throughout her career, she has served students and educators in challenging environments, strengthening her resilience, deepening her compassion, and reinforcing her belief that education has the power to transform lives. Lisa is also a member of the Teacher Advisory Board for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and she

Dr. Marnie Hazelton gets #celebratED for being named the new Superintendent of the Alum Rock Union School District in San Jose, California! Marnie is a champion for student voice who has served as Superintendent for the Superintendent for the Englewood Public School District and the Linden Public Schools, both in New Jersey, and the Roosevelt Union Free School District in New York. Marnie works to dismantle barriers and build systems that ensure equity is not an aspiration, b

Dr. Aaliyah A. Maxwell gets #celebratED for being appointed by Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger to the Virginia State Board of Education! She currently serves as a Senior Fellow conducting collaborative research to drive innovation in early childhood policy and practice at Harvard University. Previously, she served as CEO at the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), and as a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Local, State and National Engagement

Dr. Gillian Benedetti successfully defended her dissertation and earned her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education through Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi! Her defense was well attended by friends and family who supported her throughout her presentation and cheered enthusiastically when the committee returned to announce their favorable decision. Gillian is the Assistant Director of Student Activities at the university, and a Worthy Educator Champion in Educ