Presenters and Sessions Preview – RAPSA Forum 2020

RAPSA is working hard to maintain the high level of connection that our Forums are known for. This year when we can’t be in the same room together, but we still want to connect.

All those who register by September 21st will receive the RAPSA Forum Happy Hour Kit with RAPSA swag, sponsor gifts and recipes for our happy hour events. Delivered to your door – you and the other RAPSA Forum virtual attendees will have something tangible to remember the Forum by.

As soon as you register, you will have access to RAPSA’s Whova platform by which you can connect with old friends and make new ones. Get out of the silo and into the RAPSA Forum – Change At-Risk to At-Promise!

Register by September 21st and Get RAPSA Swag!

Who Will You Meet?


Leslie Talbot
Amy Lansing
Partial Presenters List:
  • Dr. Sara Asmussen, Executive Director for New Dawn Charter Schools
  • Delia Castillo, LA County Office of Education
  • Dr. Michelle Colver, Utah State University
  • Naomi Rubin DeVeaux, A-GAME project director and National Charter School Institute
  • Dr. Lisa DiGaudio, Director of Instruction for New Dawn Charter Schools
  • Jody Ernst, Ph.D.; Momentum Strategy & Research
  • David Frank, New York State Education Department
  • Liz Hessom, School for Integrated Academics and Technologies
  • Joelle Hood, ThriveYouniversity
  • Johann Liljengren, Colorado Department of Education
  • Ali Moore, Future Focused Education
  • Henry Ortiz, Trauma Through a Traumatized Perspective
  • Marisol Quevado Rerucha, National Parent Union
  • Bweikia Steen, George Mason University
  • Dr. Talisa Sullivan, Transformational Leadership Consulting
  • Leslie Talbot, Talbot Consulting

What Will You Learn?


Partial Sessions List:
  • Equity is the Destination and Healing is the Driver
  • Starting young: Meeting the needs of African American children by listening to African American male teachers
  • Supporting a workforce by fostering a space for tough conversations
  • Advancing Equity & Anti-Racism Through Social Emotional Learning
  • More Good Days: An Integrated Approach to Staff and Student Success
  • The Art of Grassroots Healing Practices
  • Focused on Resiliency During Traumautic Times

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