Matt L. Smith is a second-year doctoral student in education leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He gained a love of education, inquiry, and embracing curiosity at a young age, inspired by the teachings and back yard experiments of his grandfather, a high school Physics teacher.... Read more about Matt Smith
Danielle is passionate about supporting students’ academic success, college and career readiness, and social-emotional development while using data to show the impact of school counseling and other support services. She is currently a second-year doctoral student in the Education Leadership Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and has co-authored two books on elementary and secondary school counseling.... 
Tim Moriarty is currently a candidate in the Doctor of Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.) program at Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). Over the last two years, Tim has helped facilitate four Programs in Professional Education at HGSE (two of which being Data Wise Institutes), served as a Teaching Fellow in three graduate courses, and engaged in a summer fellowship at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) under the supervision of the Senior Associate Commissioner for Education Options.... 
Matt’s passion for education began as an undergraduate and continued through his career with the Marine Corps, first training young men and women to become moral and effective naval officers at the University of Rochester, and as a military professor at the U.S. Naval War College.... 
Crystel Harris has an entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to student success that has been demonstrated throughout her career. She served as a founding middle school teacher in the Bronx, developed the NYCDOE’s first and only teacher residency program, and lead the city’s first effort to recruit and retain male teachers of color.... 
Dia Bryant is a Doctoral Candidate in the Ed.LD program. Dia is deeply focused on strengthening outcomes for students of color in urban communities similar to her hometown - Detroit, MI.... 
David Baiz is a doctoral student at Harvard Graduate School of Education's Doctor of Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.) program. Prior to this, David was a founding teacher and eventual principal of Global Tech Prep Middle School in East Harlem, NY.... 
Todd Stewart is currently a student in the Doctor of Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.) program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). He also serves as an Instructor of Education and is the Coordinator of Field Placements in the Teacher Education Program at HGSE.... 
Growing up as a public school student in the rural South, Keri saw glaring inequities, but also the potential power of public schools to create pathways to upward economic mobility. She has worked in K-12 public schools and teacher education and held leadership roles in an education nonprofit and school district.... 
Lance Huffman is a current doctoral student in the Education Leadership program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He spent nineteen years in the classroom as a high school teacher and a teacher mentor before leading middle schools in the Phoenix, Arizona area.... 
Mark Kabban founded Yalla SD, an NGO whose mission is to strengthen the social cohesion of refugee youth in the US. Yalla is the only STEM and college preparatory program in California that combines the promise of education and the passion of soccer to inspire refugee youth to achieve their higher education goals.... 
Committed to “creating opportunities for young people to thrive,” Charisse has dedicated her life to supporting equity and excellence in education for young people from marginalized communities.... 
As VP Strategic Impact for Koru Strategy Group, Dr. Marroquin leads and facilitates impactful professional learning engagements that achieve a shared vision for success. He recently earned a doctor of education leadership at HGSE and has extensive experience facilitating...