The Excellence Conference

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About Mahreen Mustafa George, one of our renowned Breakout Session Speakers at The Excellence Conference:

Mahreen Mustafa George has joined Children’s Institute on Monday, February 28, 2022, as Associate Director of Equity and School Services for the Whole Child Connection team. She will also be working with Earl Greene on racial equity and family engagement efforts across Children’s Institute.

Previously, Ms. Mustafa George was Co-Executive Director at Partners in Restorative Initiatives (PiRI), a non-profit organization committed to repairing harm and building community through restorative practices and centering the voices of those who often go unheard. During her time as both a staff member and a leader, she built relationships with individuals, schools, higher education, nonprofit organizations, and others in our community. Her educational background includes a Hon.BSc from the University of Toronto, Ontario (Canada), a Certificate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Culturally Responsive Literature Instruction, and a Non-Profit Management Certificate from St. John Fisher College.

Ms. Mustafa George is a multi-faceted leader with expertise in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), transformational leadership, conflict resolution, equity consulting and training, as well as applied experience with education code of conduct, policy, and the NYS Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Education Framework. She has coordinated training and services provided to schools, colleges and universities, and other community organizations, honoring diverse perspectives and moving individuals and organizations towards well-defined restorative and equity-focused outcomes.

Mahreen is excited to continue using her restorative lens to develop partnerships across organizations with Children's Institute's Whole Child Connection team and their existing partners, towards building an inclusive, equitable, just, and liberated world. Children’s Institute is delighted to welcome her to our organization!

Learn more and connect with Mahreen Mustafa George:

https://www.childrensinstitute.net/about-us/blog/childrens-institute-welcomes-mahreen-mustafa-george

About Dr. Tamara Dias, one of our renowned Breakout Session Speakers at The Excellence Conference:

As a nonprofit Executive Director rooted in closing the racial disparity amongst K-12 teachers, Dr. Tamara Wilkerson Dias leads the work of the African American Teaching Fellows. Under her leadership, the organization maintains a 98% retention rate for teachers recruited and supported through their programming efforts. Her passion for supporting and developing others led her to create TWD Coaching and Consulting. TWD Coaching and Consulting is an equity-focused consulting firm committed to strategic leadership development through actionable and individualized practices.

Dr. Dias has been recognized nationally for her work, being named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 in Education, chosen from over 15,000 applicants. She was also named to Charlottesvile's 10 under 40 for her work in equity. She has facilitated workshops and seminars around: teacher leadership, sustainability for women in leadership roles, retention practices for nonprofit and corporate organizations, and professional growth practices for educator retention.

Learn more and connect with Dr Tamara Dias: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamarawdias

About Joe Truss , one of our renowned Keynote Speakers at The Excellence Conference:

Joe Truss is a speaker, racial equity coach, antiracist professional development leader, and consultant. He also is a father of 3 kids under 5 and a husband to a High School Teacher. He recently finished his 6th and final year as a Middle School Principal and has been in education for sixteen years. Joe Truss’s passion is school transformation, using a lens of racial equity.

Through his consulting company, Truss Leadership, Joe Truss has led various workshops and offered professional development to over 12,000 educators. In addition, he has worked with schools, non-profits, and districts to manifest their racial equity goals. This includes onsite (or virtual) antiracist/anti-bias training for staff, strategic planning with leadership teams, and 1 on 1 coaching of leaders. Finally, Joe Truss has a 4 year long virtual courses: Antiracist Leadership, Antiracist Teaching, Racial Affinity Groups, and Leveraging the Power of Racial Equity Leadership Teams.

Learn more and connect with Joe Truss: https://culturallyresponsiveleadership.com/

About Tasha Potter, the Sponsor of Black Educators Connect and Speaker at The Excellence Conference:

Ms. Tasha Potter is the Founder and CEO of BTP Accountability Partners, LLC. Ms. Potter holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from SUNY Brockport, her master’s degree in liberal studies from SUNY Brockport, and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Administration from SUNY Brockport. She is currently completing her doctorate in executive leadership at St. John Fisher College. Ms. Potter began her educational career during the 1992-93 school year. She has served in Monroe County public schools as a teaching assistant, teacher, assistant principal, principal, director and currently, is the Assistant Superintendent for Equity and Access. As a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion leader, Ms. Potter specializes in developing, facilitating, and implementing innovative solutions for creating equitable outcomes both locally and nationally.

Connect with Tasha: https://msha.ke/btpaccountabilitypartners/