Daniel Martinez HoSang is a professor of American studies at Yale and a member of the Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning Collective Steering Committee. Before graduate school, Dan worked as a community and labor organizer for many years, focused in part on student and parent organizing. And nowadays, Dan works with educators in a variety of roles, from leading professional development workshops to connecting college students with teachers in New Haven public schools.

Irene Parisi is the chief academic officer of the Connecticut State Department of Education. As a chief academic officer, Irene has been working with the team to co-create a renewed ecosystem of support for Connecticut school districts to rewrite the rules for educational design and delivery. She's recognized statewide for her work in designing digital and remote learning environments, developing open education resources, and for her commitment to advancing equity through any time, anywhere, access to model curricula and open education resources.

From Fairfield Ward High School, juniors Brady Anderson and Sabrina Cassano discuss studying history at a time when world events are rapidly unfolding before them. A junior student athlete, when Brady isn't studying and admiring the history of the United States, he plays golf as the captain for the Ward varsity golf team. Sabrina Cassano contributes actively to her school community as the captain of mock trial, editor-in-chief of the Focus newspaper, and President of Readers Book Club.