Meet The Keynotes

Andratesha Fritzgerald is the founder and lead consultant of Building Blocks of Brilliance Educational Consulting Firm. As an international speaker Fritzgerald exhibits an audacious perseverance that calls organizations to evolve into inclusive antiracist safe zones for all learners. With over twenty years in education, she has served as a teacher, curriculum specialist, administrator, and director. Her award winning book Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning: Building Expressways to Success (CAST, 2020) has been a catalyst for UDL to ensure safety and radical inclusion in every learning community. For more information, go to www.buildingblocksofbrilliance.com and @FritzTesha

Nicole Tucker-Smith. Author. Survivor. Teacher. Founder. Mom. Creating brave spaces for learning at Lessoncast.

Dr. Karen L. Semien-McBride, MAM, DBA, PsyD, DHL, renowned executive, professional, business coach, business strategist, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker puts theory to practice by overlapping psychology theory and business acumen as a way of conceptualizing how individuals execute decision making, strategies, human interaction, operational styles, emotional intelligence, and mindset shift. She is the Chief Executive Officer of MKCircle CEO Institute which offers Executive Coaching programs, Corporate Counseling/P-EAP, Small Business Coaching programs, Leadership programs for individuals that supports professional advancement and personal growth. Dr. Karen’s mantra is simple, “Life is not a sport you want to participate in without a coach”

Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, TEDx speaker, and author of Evolving with Gratitude and Evolving Learner. Her areas of focus include learner-driven design, social emotional learning, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Lainie is an experienced teacher and district leader. She earned her degree in psychology and went on to earn postgraduate degrees in education. Since 2014, Lainie has been a consultant for the Orange County Department of Education's Institute for Leadership Development.