Joint Annual Conference

November 20-23, 2026

IASB Equity Immersion Event

Thursday, November 16, 2023
Fairmont Chicago

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Vendor Contact Information

Sponsors/Featured Resource Names	Sponsors/Featured Resource Email	Sponsors/Featured Resource Websites
Build	[email protected]	build.org
Executive Learning Lab	[email protected]	theexecutivelearninglab.com
Great Lakes Equity Center/Midwest & Plains Equity Assistance Center	[email protected]	greatlakesequity.org
Hyatt Regency Chicago	[email protected]	about.hyatt.com/en/world-of-care/caring-for-people/Diversity-equity-inclusion.html
Impactful	[email protected]	impactful.co
Lions Club International	[email protected]	lionsclubs.org
MyPal Schools	[email protected]	mypalschools.com
Organic Life Smart Foodservice	[email protected]	organiclifeusa.com
Profound Gentlemen	[email protected]	profoundgentlemen.org
ROE Lead Hubs & West ED	[email protected]	roe17.org
Sickle Cell Disease Association of Illinois	[email protected]	sicklecelldisease-illinois.org
Teach Plus	[email protected]	teachplus.org
The Phoenix Center	[email protected]	phoenixcenterspringfield.org
United Horizons LLC	[email protected]	unitedhorizons.org
Varsity Tutors	[email protected]	varsitytutors.com/school-solutions

Speaker Contact Information

Speaker’s Name & Position	Title of Presentation	Company/Organization	Email
Nashwa Mekky Ed.D, Chief People, Equity and Culture Officer	The Impact of Implicit Bias on Pre-K-5 Student Achievement Outcomes in Illinois Title I Schools	Illinois Math & Science Academy	[email protected]
Jonna J Cooley Pd.D, Executive Director	LGBT Connections	Phoenix Center	[email protected]
Keven Brown, Associate Director of Strategic Educational Partnerships	Bridging the Equity Gap for All Students	Varsity Tutors	[email protected]
Marlon Burton, CEO	Self-Conscious Leaders for Equity	United Horizons	[email protected]
Cynthia Barron Ph.D Clinical Assistant Professors/Leadership Coach/Ed.D. Program Coordinator Lionel E Allen, Jr Ed.D. Clinical Assistant Professors/Leadership Coach/Ed.D. Program Coordinator	Diversifying the Principal Pipeline Through the Cultivation of Teacher Leaders of Color	University of IL Chicago, College of Education	[email protected], [email protected]
Tamara Young Ed.D, Director of Student Services	Engaging Four Key Stakeholders in Your SEL Initiatives	Lincoln Elementary School District 156	[email protected]
Khalid Scott, Licensed Clinical Social Worker	It Takes a Mental Health Village: Learn About the Needs of Children and Mental Health	Department of Veteran Affairs	[email protected]
James Harden Ph.D, Executive Director of SEL & Engagement Shelia Boozer Ed.D, Superintendent	Pushing DEI in a Pushback World	Champaign Unit 4 School District	[email protected], [email protected]
Don Parker Ed.D, Professional Development Provider, Author	Be The Driving Force: Leading Your School on The Road to Equity	DPCP Corporation	[email protected]
Anisha Jogee Ed.D, President - Board of Education, Expert - Organizational Change and Leadership	How Exemplary School Boards Drive Equity in Their Districts	Arlington Heights School District 25	[email protected]
Michael Karner Ed.D, Regional Superintendent of Schools	Regional Approach to Supporting School Districts	Lake County Regional Office of Education	[email protected]
Eric Veal, Jr., Bria Simmons, Jessica Flores	The Superpower of Student Voice!		[email protected]