Culture, Class, and Race: Constructive Conversations That Unite and Energize Your School and Community

Dr. Brenda CampbellJones is president of CampbellJones & Associates. She provides professional learning and technical assistance to school districts throughout the United States and Canada. Brenda has served as a teacher, an elementary principal, an award-winning middle school principal, an area superintendent, and a university professor. As regional director of the California School Leadership Academy, she led the staff development efforts for 33 school districts. Brenda coaches and facilitates the change process in school districts that are making systemic changes for student academic and social achievement. She is coauthor of the best-selling book The Cultural Proficiency Journey: Moving Beyond Ethical Barriers Toward Profound School Change.

Shannon Keeny specializes in supporting schools, offices, and communities to effectively engage in conversations that help explore access, fairness, and belongingness in the educational environment. Shannon's passion drives her to honor each person's lived experience by creating space in which we can all learn and grow. Immersed in this work for more than a decade, the core of her efforts is ensuring that people are valued, accepted, and honored. Shannon has served the educational community as a teacher and facilitator for the Howard County (Maryland) Public School System and adjunct professor at McDaniel College. She presents at national and international conferences.

Dr. Franklin CampbellJones works closely with schools and educational systems in the United States and Canada to ensure establishment and maintenance of equitable learning environments for children. His life's work includes service to education as a high school social science and reading teacher, school administrator, district office director, and state director for the California School Leadership Academy. Franklin was also professor of education leadership at CSU Los Angeles, Rowan University, and Towson University. His books include The Culturally Proficient School: An Implementation Guide for School Leaders, The Cultural Proficiency Journey: Moving Beyond Ethical Barriers Toward Profound School Change, and Journey of Spirit, Walk of Faith: Our Relationship with God.