As the CEO and Founder of Rhodes2Equity Consulting, LLC., and R2E, a Non-profit initiative helping BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ Leaders embrace their identity markers as an asset, not a liability,” Dr. Rhodes has a proven track record for providing equitable learning outcomes for students by dramatically improving their schools and districts.  Rhodes2Equity and R2E are the intersections of his learning as a 2017 Harvard doctoral graduate of educational leadership and a twenty-plus-year educator.

Andre is an educator, leader, innovator, and edupreneur, who spent the last ten years mostly in Chicago, IL, but also in New York, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia.

As CEO of Bridge Philanthropic Consulting, Dwayne Ashley is renowned for his bold, strategic thinking and wise counsel in philanthropy. He is a successful entrepreneur in the course of his career.

Crystel Harris is Director of the People team at NewSchools Venture Fund. She has an entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to student success that has been demonstrated throughout her career.

As the Superintendent of Cudahy School District,  it is Tina’s goal in life to help change the education system in our nation so that schools are places of hope and possibility for all students.