Meet the Authors at BOOST
2024 Meet the Authors
Hamish Brewer
Award-Winning Educator and Principal, Author, International Speaker
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP
Founder of Center for Youth Wellness & Former Surgeon General of California
Dominique Smith, Ed.D.
Chief of Educational Services and Teacher Support, Health Sciences High and Middle College, San Diego, CA
2023 Meet the Authors
Arik Armstead
Athlete, Humanitarian, Entrepreneur, Armstead Academic Project, San Francisco, CA
AnnMarie Baines
Founder and Executive Director, The Practice Space, El Cerrito, CA
Sheryl Evans Davis
Executive Director, San Francisco Human Rights Commission, San Francisco, CA
Dee Hankins
Inspirational Speaker, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Claudine James
NBCT Teacher and Community Liaison, #1 Educator on TikTok
Stu Semigran
President and Co-Founder, EduCare Foundation, Van Nuys, CA
Principal Wayman
CEO, Principal Wayman Consulting, Founder of CurrentlyTrending, Speaker and Author, Philadelphia, PA
2022 Meet the Authors
Shawn Ginwright, Ph.D. (he/him/his)Keynote Speaker
Pete Hall (he/him/his)
Jason Lindsey (he/him/his)STEM Certified Educator, Science Multimedia Journalist, Host, and Freelance Meteorologist, Hooked on Science, Paducah, KY
Dr. Bettina L. Love (she/her/hers)Associate Professor of Educational Theory & Practice, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Keynote Speaker
Nathan Maynard (he/him/his)CEO, Behavior Flip and Restorative Group, Restorative Group, Indianapolis, IN
Christian Moore (he/him/his)Founder/Author, WhyTry Organization, Provo UT
Robert Murphy (he/him/his) President, Comprehensive Discipline Solutions, Fort Washington, MD
Director of Elementary, Equity, and Access, Speaker, Author, Consultant, Los Angeles, CA
Stu Semigran (he/him/his)President & Co-Founder, EduCare Foundation, Van Nuys, CA
Keren Taylor (she/her/hers)Executive Director, WriteGirl, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Meet the Authors
KishaLynn Elliott
Director, Program Evaluation and Restorative Practices Trainer, Monarch School, San Diego, CA
Dr. Andria "Andi" Fletcher
Consultant, Sacramento, CA
Justin McGlamery
Chief Locus Focuser, Focus Your Locus Teambuilding, Training & Development, Hartford, CT
Christian Moore
Founder, WhyTry Organization, Provo, UT
Stu Semigran
President & Co-Founder, EduCare, Van Nuys, CA
Dr. Kathleen Van Antwerp and Senta Greene
Dr. Kathleen Van Antwerp, Co-Executive Director; Senta Greene, Co-Executive Director, Full Circle Consulting Systems, Inc., Ventura, CA
2019 Meet the Authors
Dr. Bertice Berry
Sociologist, Award-winning Lecturer, Savannah, GA
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Shawn Ginwright
Founder & CEO, Flourish Agenda, Oakland, CA
Keynote Speaker
Jonathan Mooney
Author, Entrepreneur, Activist, Santa Monica, CA
Phil Brown
Lead Trainer, High 5 Adventure Learning Center, Brattleboro, VT
Matthew Emerzian
CEO/Founder/Author, Every Monday Matters, Burbank, CA
2018 Meet the Authors
Bryan Stevenson
Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative
Keynote Speaker
Jodie Knowles
Artist/Coach/Advocate, Luminous Minds Project
Keynote Speaker
Laura Abrams
Professor of Social Welfare and Department Chair, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Monica Burns
EdTech & Curriculum Consultant, Class Tech Tips, LLC
Merryl Goldberg
Professor, California State University San Marcos
Mark Gonzales
Futurist, Author, Poet, Senior Technologist, The Department of the Future
Christian Moore
Founder, WhyTry Organization
Erika Petrelli
Senior Vice President of Leadership Development
Shawnee Thornton Hardy
Founder, Asanas for Autism and Special Needs, ABLE Yoga, Yoga by Shawnee
2017 Meet the Authors
Barbara Boxer
Former U.S. Senator
Keynote Speaker & OSTI Award Winner
Brenda CampbellJones
CampbellJones & Associates, Ellicott City, MD
Karen Riley
SCRAP Gallery
Matthew Farber
Ed.D, Teacher & Author
Kyle Wagner
Transform Educational Consulting
Erika Petrelli
Senior Vice President of Leadership Development
Alex Kajitani
Speaker, Writer, Teacher
2016 Meet the Authors
Father Gregory Boyle
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
G-Dog and the Homeboys: Father Greg Boyle and the Gangs of East Los Angeles
Jennifer Powers and Mark Tucker
Oh, shift! Oh, shift! for Teens
Monica Burns
Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality
Shawnee Thornton-Hardy
Asanas for Autism
Suzie Boss
Bringing Innovation to School
Christian Moore
The Resilience Breakthrough
2015 Meet the Authors
Thomas Crane
The Heart of Coaching
Carolyn Hudman
Finding Funding for Youth Programs: Fund-Raising and Friend-Raising Secrets that Are Right Under Your Nose
What Wealthy Women Know: The Unspoken Rule and Everyday Investments of the Upper Class
Justin McGlamery
Focus Your Locus
Chris Ortiz
UBUNTU Activity Guide
Jennifer Powers and Mark Tucker
Oh, shift!
Oh, shift! for Teens
Shawnee Thornton Hardy
Asanas for Autism and Special Needs
Matthew Farber
Gamify Your Classroom: A Field Guide to Game-Based Learning
Martin Grunburg
The Habit Factor
Suzie Boss
Bringing Innovation to School: Empowering Students to Thrive in a Changing World
Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age
Simon Sinek
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
2014 Meet the Authors
Justin McGlamery
Focus Your Locus
Rich Keegan
Global Games for Diversity Education
Christopher Ortiz
UBUNTU Activity Guide
Thomas G. Crane
The Heart of Coaching
Mark Tucker
Oh, shift! for Teens
John Hunter
World Peace and Other Fourth Grade Achievements
Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD
Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined
Roberto Rivera
Youth Voice Nation
Alex Kajitani
Owning It: Proven Strategies for Success in ALL of Your Roles as a Teacher Today
2013 Meet the Authors
Paul Tough
Bestselling Author of How Children Succeed, New York, NY
Jonathan Mooney
Author, Public Speaker, Different
Justin McGlamery, Coordinator of Adventure Education, University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT
Focus Your Locus
Christopher Emdin, Professor of Science Education, Columbia University, New York, NY
Urban Science Education for the Hip-Hop Generation
Darrell "Coach D"Andrews, Career-Life Coach, Speaker, Author, Darrell Andrews Enterprises, Bear, DE
Believing the Hype
The Purpose-Living Teen
2012 Meet the Authors
Michelle Cummings, Founder, Training Wheels, Littleton, CA
Setting the Conflict Compass
Playing with a Full Deck
A Teachable Moment
Milton Chen, Senior Fellow and Executive Director, emeritus at The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), San Rafael, CA
Education Nation
JC Pohl, Co-Creator, Teen Truth Live, Los Angeles, CA
Teen Truth-Why Youth Have Something to Hide
2011 Meet the Authors
Jonathan Kozol, Educator, Writer, Activist,
Amazing Grace
Savage Inequalities
Taylor Mali, Educator, Poet, New York, NY
What Learning Leaves
The Last Time As We Are
Justin McGlamery, The Adventure Education Coordinator and Adjunct Faculty Member at Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT
Focus Your Locus: Activities that Focus the Power of Individuals and Groups
Scott Arizala, Founder and CEO of The Camp Counselor, Ann Arbor, MI
S’more Than Camp: A Guide for Camp Counselors and the Rest of the World About Kids, Camp, and Working with Each Other
Andi Fletcher Ph.D., Consultant, Center for Collaborative Solutions, Sacramento, CA
Changing Lives, Saving Lives
CCS Afterschool Expand & Excel
Lessons in Leadership
Tim Scheidt, Vice President of Development for Action Math Group, Ltd, San Diego, CA
Fantasy Baseball: An Integrated Math Program
Nathan Eklund, Senior Education Consultant, Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN
How Was Your Day at School?
Matthew Emerizan, Co-Author and Co-Founder, Every Monday Matters, Los Angeles, CA
Every Monday Matters
2010 Meet the Authors
Adora Svitak, Writer, Poet, Humanitarian, Redmond, WA
Flying Fingers
Dancing Fingers
Nathan Eklund, Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN
How Was Your Day at School?: Improving Dialogue about Teacher Job Satisfaction
Andre Lewis, Abutech, Memphis, TN
I Want to Fly
Alexander and Renee versus Dr. DeCay
I Want to be Saved
We Want Computers!
The Fitness Challenge
Dianna Cleveland, Playbooks, Inc., Reader's Theatre Author, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Mini, the Super Watermelon
Soccer Stars
Behind the Waterfall
Justin McGlamery, Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT
Focus Your Locus - Activities That Focus the Power of Individuals and Groups
Dr. Cathy Vatterott, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Rethinking Homework - Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs
Matthew Emerzian, Every Monday Matters, Los Angeles, CA
Every Monday Matters, 52 Ways to Make a Difference
2009 Meet the Authors
Yvonne and Rich Dutra- St. John, Challenge the Day and Be the Change Movement Founders, Concord, CA
Be The Hero You've Been Waiting For
Jonathan Mooney, Author, Public Speaker, Different, Santa Monica, CA
The Short Bus
Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., New York, NY
The Trouble With BlackBoys and Other Reflections on Race, Equity and the Future of Public Education
Dr. Andi Fletcher, Consultant, Center for Collaborative Solutions, Sacramento, CA
Lessons in Leadership
Douglas E. Luffborough III, Chief Managing Consultant, Turning the Hearts Center, San Diego, CA
Rising to the Top
Nathan Eklund, Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN
How Was Your Day at School?: Improving Dialogue about Teacher Job Satisfaction
2008 Meet the Authors
Yvonne and Rich Dutra- St. John, Challenge the Day and Be the Change Movement Founders, Concord, CA
Be The Hero You've Been Waiting For
