Similar to the SXSWedu audience, the SXSWedu Advisory Board represents leaders from all backgrounds including education professionals in K-12 and higher education, entrepreneurs, policy makers and students from different parts of the world offering diverse perspectives.
SXSWedu 2015 Advisory Board Members
Adam Gismondi
Boston College
Brighton, Massachusetts
Adora Svitak
Adora Svitak
Redmond, Washington
Allen Weiner
The Daily Dot
Austin, Texas
Amanda Alampi
Sunshine Sachs
New York, New York
Amanda Winkelsas
PLS 3rd Learning
Buffalo, New York
Amy Looper
OneSeventeen Media
Austin, Texas
Andrea Yz
Austin ISD
Austin, Texas
Andrew Smith Lewis
Cerego
Palo Alto, California
Angela Lin
YouTube
Los Angeles, California
Anita Givens
Texas Education Agency
Austin, Texas
Ann Witherspoon
Midlothian ISD
Midlothian, Texas
Annette Q Pedersen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Anthony Kim
Education Elements
San Carlos, California
Beth Carls
OneSeventeen Media
Austin, Texas
Betsy Corcoran
EdSurge
Burlingame, California
Bill Corrigan
Accessible.ly
Austin, Texas
Brad Ovenell-Carter
Mulgrave School
Bowen Island, British Columbia
Camedra Jefferson
Houston ISD
Houston, Texas
Carey Roberts
Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia
Caroline Hammond
Texas Cultural Trust
Austin, Texas
Caroline Vander Ark
Getting Smart
Federal Way, Washington
Carri Schneider
Getting Smart
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cathy Carolan
Wimberley Junior High
Wimberley, Texas
Charles Wood
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Chris Fancher
Decker Middle School
Round Rock, Texas
Christopher Thorn
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Stanford, California
Corinne Weisgerber
St. Edward's University
Austin, Texas
Cynthia Burrow
Strategic Education Solutions, LLC
Austin, Texas
Dan Kulmala
Fort Hays State University
Hays, Kansas
Dan LaSota
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska
David Anderson
HillCo Partners
Austin, Texas
David Brewer
Employment and Disability Institute
Ithaca, New York
David Conover
Pflugerville ISD
Austin, Texas
David Martz
Muzzy Lane Software
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Deb Bushway
Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Deb Clarke
Bound Round
Sydney, Australia
Denis Simon
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Donna Bahorich
State Board of Education
Houston, Texas
Drew Davidson
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ed Valdez
Learning List
Austin, Texas
Emily Dalton Smith
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Washington, DC
Eric Nentrup
Center Grove High School
Indianapolis, Indiana
Erik Martin
University of Maryland
Port Republic, Maryland
Felice Nudelman
Antioch University
Yellow Springs, Ohio
Frank Catalano
Intrinsic Strategy
Seattle, Washington
Gasper Sekelj
Clarkson University
Potsdam, New York
Geoff Fletcher
SETDA
Vashon, Washington
George Rislov
Compass Learning
Austin, Texas
Georgi Dimitrov
European Commission
Brussels, Belgium
Honoria Starbuck
Art Institute of Austin
Austin, Texas
Hugh Norwood
Trinity Education Group
Clarksville, Maryland
Jac de Haan
Google
Seattle, Washington
Jack Andraka
Andraka Technologies
Crownsville, Maryland
Jaime Casap
Google
Phoenix, Arizona
James Basham
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Janet Bray
Industry Workforce Needs Council
Arlington, Virginia
Jeff Wayman
Wayman Services, LLC
Austin, Texas
Jeffrey Grabill
Michigan State University
Okemos, Michigan
Jennifer Groff
MIT Media Lab, Education Arcade
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jennifer Rees
Civitas Learning
Austin, Texas
Jerry Blumengarten
PR with Panache!
Hobe Sound, Florida
Jessica Millstone
BrainPOP
New York, New York
Jim Knight
TES Global
London, United Kingdom
Jodi Lis
Jhpiego
Washington, DC
Joel Thierstein
Kentucky State University
Georgetown, Kentucky
John Cammack
Cammack Associates
Towson, Maryland
John Fitzpatrick
Educate Texas, CFT
Austin, Texas
Julie Newton
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Austin, Texas
Kai Dupe
Kai Dupe Productions
Cypress, Texas
Katherine Burdick
Mobile Learning Services
Tucson, Arizona
Kathy Hurley
Girls Thinking Global
Arlington, Virginia
Katrina Stevens
Edtech Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Kelvin Bentley
Cuyahoga Community College
Avon Lake, Ohio
Kent Charugundla
iNCUBATIONfUND
New York, New York
Kevin Bauman
Penn Foster
Boston, Massachusetts
Kevin Hogan
Tech&Learning Media Group
Trenton, New Jersey
Kevin Mei
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Kierstan Schwab
Texas PBS
Austin, Texas
Kim Sivick
Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
Kwee Lan Teo Yam
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Austin, Texas
Lakita Edwards
National Endowment for the Arts
Washington, DC
Larissa Conte
Lionhearted
San Francisco, California
Linda Medina
Austin ISD
Austin, Texas
Lindsey Own
The Evergreen School
Seattle, Washington
Linsey Sledge
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Arlington, Virginia
Lisa Samuels
Kelly Lane Middle School
Austin, Texas
Liz Gossens
Communications Strategy Group
Washington, DC
Lori Gracey
TCEA
Austin, Texas
Marcela Gomez
Dropbox
Austin, Texas
Marie White
Teaching Channel
Seattle, Washington
Marisa Busch
EdGeeks
New York, New York
Mark Andrus
Texas School Safety Center
San Marcos, Texas
Mark Bounds
TIR / BIMM
Godalming, Surrey
Mark Rogers
Meridian School
Austin, Texas
Martin Ihrig
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Martin Moran
Francis W. Parker School
Chicago, Illinois
Matt Wallaert
Microsoft
Seattle, Washington
Mi'Jan Celie Tho-Biaz
Youth Media Project
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Michael Kleba
North Shore Schools
Brooklyn, New York
Michael Bettersworth
Texas State Technical College
Austin, Texas
Michael Crawford
Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative
Mentor, Ohio
Michael DiMaggio
CCSSO
Washington, DC
Michael Mayrath
Knod - Global Learning Network
Austin, Texas
Michael Mills
University of Central Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Michele Rosen
Austin Jewish Academy
Austin, Texas
Nancy Erickson
Retired Teacher
Kerrville, Texas
Natalie Glover
Teal
Austin, Texas
Peter Hutton
Beaver Country Day School
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Peter Nilsson
Deerfield Academy
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Raymond Rose
Rose & Smith Associates
Corpus Christi, Texas
Ritankar Das
See Your Future
El Cerrito, California
Ron Gubitz
ReNEW Cultural Arts Academy
New Orleans, Louisiana
Rosanne Somerson
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
Roxana Marachi
Department of K-8 Teacher Education
San Jose, California
Sarah Collins Lench
EPIC
Eugene, Oregon
Stephan Turnipseed
LEGO Education
Pittsburg, Kansas
Stephanie Cerda
Manor ISD
Austin, Texas
Stephanie Sandifer
Lagniappe Learning
Houston, Texas
Steve Amos
Cyberways and Waterways
Austin, Texas
Steve Kupfer
The SUPES Academy
Brooklyn, New York
Steve Rappaport
Rappaport Consulting
Brooklyn, New York
Steven Freidmutter
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Steven Hodas
The Education Foundation
New York, New York
Susan Brown
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Austin, Texas
Thurman Nassoiy
Region 4 Education Service Center
Houston, Texas
Todd Groves
West Contra Costa Unified School District
El Cerrito, California
Tom Burnett
Apple, Inc.
Austin, Texas
Tricia Berry
Women in Engineering Program at UT Austin
Austin, Texas
Venita Reidy
Kaplan Test Prep
Mattituck, New York
Victoria Calder
Texas School Safety Center at Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas
Wietse van Bruggen
Kennisnet Foundation
Zoetermeer, South Holland
Yancy Unger
Five-Star Technologies
Bedford, Indiana
Z. Michael Wang
The Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation at Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Zak Malamed
Student Voice
New York, New York