Community Group Co-Chairs

Doctoral Students Co-Chairs 

• Diana Quintero Castellanos, Vanderbilt University
• Joe Elefante, Texas Tech University
• Alex Moran, Florida State University

First-Generation Scholars Co-Chairs 

• Tom Swiderski, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 
• Rachel White, University of Tennessee - Knoxville 

LGBTQ+ Co-Chairs 

• Justin Doromal, Urban Institute
• Walter Ecton, Florida State University 
• Rebecca Hinze-Pifer, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign 

Policymakers & Practitioners Co-Chairs 

• Matthew Duque, Maryland Department of Education
• Shanna Ricketts, Gwinett County of Public Schools 
• Dara Shaw, Urban Institute

Qualitative Policy Scholars Co-Chairs 

• Rebecca Jacobsen, Michigan State University 
• Zitsi Mirakhur, University of Kentucky
• Hayley Weddle, University of Pittsburgh

Scholars of Color Co-Chairs 

• Maithreyi Gopalan, Pennsylvania State University 
• Brian Holzman, Texas A&M University 
• David Woo, University of Utah 

Scholars of Education in Developing Countries Co-Chairs 

• Andy de Barros, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Javaeria Qureshi, University of Illinois at Chicago 
• Raissa Fabregas, University of Texas - Austin