Meet The Speakers, Panelists, and Special Guests of the Rural Summit for Cradle to Career Success

Dreama Gentry

Founder & CEO, Partners for Rural Impact

Polly Singh

Senior Program Officer, Youth Development, Wallace Foundation

Cecilia Gutierrez

Managing Director, Portfolio Lead, Blue Meridian Partners

Nelson Kise

Superintendent, Sodus Central School District

Diane Fox

Superintendent, Saranac Lake Central School District

Johnine Byrne

Graphic Recorder

Geoff Canada

President, Harlem Children’s Zone
Founder, William Julius Wilson Institute

Jane Hodgdon

Executive Vice President, Partners for Rural Impact

Michelle Shafer

Senior Community Impact Relationship Manager, ESL

Jill Roche Gomez

Inaugural Executive Director, Poughkeepsie Children’s Cabinet

Erika Bezio

Community School Liaison, Saranac Lake Central School District

Colin Groth

Chief Advancement Officer, StriveTogether

Shane Garver

Vice President for Strategic Impact, Partners for Rural Impact

Dr. Amon Couch

Associate Vice-President of National Place-Based Programming and Interim Vice President for Place Based Partnerships, Partners for Rural Impact

Jay Roscup

Community Schools Director, Wayne County Community Schools

Vaughn Faison

Grammy-Nominated Artist and Performer