Jennifer Garcia-Edwardsen, PhD Student success and community development have been Jennifer’s driving passions throughout her career. As an educational leader for over 13 years, Jennifer has strived to create an optimal, high achievement learning environment for both students and teachers. Her focus has been on developing support structures for students by exposing them to community
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Sharon has over 20 years implementing social service program targeted on closing the education opportunity gap for students of color and those affected by poverty, she has dedicated her career to the pursuit of educational equity. She earned Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in Finance and Marketing from the University of Houston, and a Master
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Mr. Jon Bailey brings fourteen years of secondary education experience working amongst multiple school districts in the Austin area. Bailey’s educational journey began as a Teacher Assistant in Pflugerville ISD, and he later went on to become a certified teacher from 2006-2011. While working for Manor ISD from 2011 – 2014, he worked as an
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Dr. Christopher Coy grew up in Austin and has served his community for over 15 years as a volunteer, mentor, coach, teacher, and administrator in both public and private schools. Dr. Coy has enjoyed working with a variety of non-profits in Austin, specifically Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Austin, YMBL, and Community First. Each year, Dr.
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An international public speaker, teacher, startup advisor, marketing/branding strategist, serial social entrepreneur, and award-winning filmmaker. Currently serving as founding Executive Director of the Office of Inclusive Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Assistant Professor at UT Austin. He is focused on creating impactful movements that make the world a better place. A community servant and a global
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Sherrie is a long-time Austinite, wife to her high school sweetheart, and mother to 3-year-old Amaya. She struggled to achieve her own ideals of motherhood after returning to work and quickly realized she wasn’t alone. Sherrie is now an activist for working parents, and she’s on a mission to abolish the idea of work-life balance.
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Ryan Collins is a Senior Technology Executive with over 15 years of experience in IT Leadership, Infrastructure, Architecture, and Systems Design with proven expertise in Financial Institution Systems and Business Operations. As the Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer, Ryan leads the vision for all aspects of technology at Open Lending. He is responsible
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John Gunter, Jr. is a prolific IT professional, humanitarian, husband, father, speaker, and writer. He is epitomized by creative thinking, brilliant intuition, insight, and encourages others to ‘Lift as they climb’. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems from Illinois State University and a Master’s in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State
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Jessica Tremblay is a designer and front-end developer currently working for IBM in Austin, TX. She is a passionate community leader who is dedicated to helping teams work faster with bolder outcomes through the practices of Enterprise Design Thinking both internally at IBM and externally across the globe. After moving to Austin in 2002 to
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Estevan Aviles, a native Austinite and life-long gamer, served as the Game Industry track lead for the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference & Festivals. Responsible for curating industry-leading conversations and gaming content across the conference, Estevan leveraged his extensive experience in games alongside the explosive creativity of SXSW to create one of the most unique
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