Leadership
Kimberly West, Ed.D
CEO & Founding Partner
Dr. Kimberly West is an education thought leader working with school districts and technology corporations around the world. Her work focuses on instructional leadership and policy design, centered on redefining how we educate today’s learners. She believes a vital component is the role technology plays in providing equity and access to quality education for all students. Dr. West was a National Board-Certified K-12 educator, author, and content designer for professional learning. She is a Certified Clifton Strengths Coach. Kim has worked with Microsoft as a Fellow, Master Trainer, and is a Microsoft Certified Educator.
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Claudio Zavala Jr.
Claudio is a digital media consultant based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He is an Adobe Spark Ambassador, YouTuber and an accomplished photographer and videographer.
Matt Miller
Matt Miller is an educator, author of five books, blogger and speaker. He has taught for more than a decade in public schools and has presented to thousands of educators all over the United States.
Stacey Roshan
Stacey Roshan is Director of Innovation & Educational Technology at Bullis School and author of Tech with Heart: Leveraging Technology to Empower Student Voice, Ease Anxiety, & Create Compassionate Classrooms. She is passionate about bringing innovative tools into the classroom to create a safe learning environment for all students to find their voice and build confidence.
TheMerrillsEDU
Kristin and Joe Merrill share one common goal when planning for their classrooms: learning needs to be interACTIVE. This mindset drove them to write the books: The InterACTIVE Class and Flipgrid in the InterACTIVE Class (Elevate Books EDU), putting a new spin on traditional strategies to help implement technology that meets the needs of all students.
Laura Lara-Brady
For over 15 years, Dr. Laura Lara-Brady’s work focuses on improving educational outcomes for under-served populations and students of color, particularly within higher education. Dr Lara-Brady’s approach focuses on working alongside partners and organizations to amplify and align their efforts and create meaningful and sustainable change that supports the needs of marginalized communities. If you want to strike up a conversation, ask her about being born and raised in Mexico, running, or her latest adventure near the ocean.
Felisa Ford
Felisa Ford is an educator, author, and innovator with a passion for learning and technology integration. Currently a Digital Learning Specialist in Atlanta, Georgia, Felisa is passionate about making technology accessible for all and supporting educators with integrating innovative practices in the classroom. Recently named in the 30 K-12 IT Influencers for 2021 by EdTech Magazine, Felisa is a Co-Author of The Microsoft Infused Classroom Book and co-creator of the Minecraft Good Trouble Lessons.
Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen, The Tech Rabbi, is a designer, educator and creativity instigator. His mission is to help educators around the world reveal their own creative abilities so they can empower students to solve interesting problems and become positive contributors to our global society. He is the author of the book Educated By Design, which outlines his principles for revealing and nurturing our innate creative courage and capacity.
Toney Jackson
Toney Jackson is a veteran teacher and teaching artist. Central to Toney’s work and art is a commitment to justice, compassion, passion & empathy. He is an author/illustrator who also writes and performs music and poetry. Toney brings his passion & love for learning into his practice, at all times. Toney has traveled nationally and internationally speaking to and with crowds of educators, with a passion for the craft of teaching, and a constant hunger to learn and grow.
Natasha Rachell
Dr. Natasha Rachell, a passionate educator, is an alternatively certified high school science teacher turned edtech enthusiast, currently serving as the Director of Instructional Technology for Atlanta Public Schools! Natasha has presented at both the local and national levels and is passionate about working with educators to remember their “why” and the importance of teacher self-care. She is one of the co-authors of The Microsoft Infused Classroom book and one of the co-creators of the Minecraft Good Trouble lessons and is ecstatic to lead the work as we transition into 21st century classrooms through blended learning opportunities, professional learning for instructional technology and digitally connected classrooms!
Dig Cit Doctors
Education Thought Leaders Dr. Kristen Mattson and Dr. LeeAnn Lindsey are award-winning educators with a combined 40-something years in the field. As partners, they share a common mission to help educators create learning opportunities that empower students as healthy and responsible digital decision makers who value community in both digital and non-digital spaces. Kristen is the author of Digital Citizenship in Action (2017) and Ethics in a Digital World (2021). LeeAnn was a contributing team member to the ISTE Standards for Students (2016) and Educators (2017) which emphasize strong digital citizenship.
Ken Shelton
A past classroom teacher for over 20 years, Ken (He/Him/His) has now worked extensively at the policy level with a number of State Departments of Education, Ministries of Education, non-Profits, and was appointed to the Education Technology Task Force formed by a previous California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Ken regularly gives keynotes, presentations, consults, and leads workshops, covering a wide variety of Educational Technology, Equity and Inclusion, Anti-Bias/Anti-Racist, Multimedia Literacy, Cultural Intelligences, Visual Storytelling, and Instructional Design topics. Ken is the ISTE Digital Equity PLN 2018 Excellence Award winner and was recently named an education influencer by EdTech Magazine. Ken is currently serving on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Board for several tech companies as well as non-profits. His Board services include advisement, platform analysis, policy analysis, and outreach, in addition to the development of both equitable and inclusive internal recruitment and retention programs.