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Meet the Experts

Rooted in love, justice, and possibility— the GENIUS Initiative guides us to create learning spaces where students feel seen, valued, and empowered to thrive. It also represents a bold and necessary move towards educational equity. Our support is centered on serving schools with high populations of historically marginalized and underserved students such as juvenile justice populations, high needs schools and schools seeking to create equitable systems, schools and leaders from the inside out. The GENIUS Initiative Kings County Office of Education Center for the Transformation of Schools Sonoma County Office of Education Los Angeles County Office of Education
Chrystie Edwards

Chrystie Edwards

K-12 Systems Strategy Advisor, Founder: The Teaching Nerd

Kathryn Edwards

Dr. Kathryn Edwards

Research Scientist, Consultant, Principal Author: Supporting the African American Learner

Niki Elliot

Dr. Niki Elliott

Founder of Mindful Leaders and Director, Center for Embodied Equity and Neurodiversity (CEEN) At University of San Diego.

Tyrone Howard

Dr. Tyrone Howard

Professor of Education: UCLA, Founder and Director: UCLA Black Male Institute, Co-Director: UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children & Families, Faculty Director: UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools, Best Selling Author

Yvette Jackson

Dr. Yvette Jackson

Adjunct Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Stanley Johnson

Dr. Stanley Johnson

Senior Research Scientist: UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools, Co Author: Beyond the Schoolhouse; Principal Author: Beyond the Schoolhouse: Digging Deeper

Bettina Love

Dr. Bettina Love

William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, NYT Best Selling Author, Literary Activist

Bryant T Marks

Dr. Bryant T. Marks

Associate Professor, Psychology: Morehouse College, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, National Training Institute on Race and Equity, Implicit Bias and Bias Mitigation Expert and Trainer

Kiese Vita

Dr. Kiese Vita

Scholar-Practitioner, Learning Designer, Educational Consultant, Founder: Black Brilliance Pedagogy, Author: Toward a Black-Brilliance Praxis of (Re)Centering and (Re)Imagining Blackness in Education

Joseph Bishop

Dr. Joseph Bishop

Executive Director: UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools

Angela James

Dr. Angela James

UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools, Co-author: Beyond the Schoolhouse: Digging Deeper

Contact Us

For Northern California:
Sonoma County Office of Education
genius@scoe.org

For Central California:
Kings County Office of Education
genius@kingscoe.org

For Southern California:
Los Angeles Office of Education
genius@lacoe.edu