is the CEO of the East Coast Racial Equity Group that provides training for schools, colleges, organizations and businesses focused on creating the conditions for racial equity. Dr. Boddy serves at the co-director of the Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery. He is the former director of the Equity Initiatives for Montgomery County Public Schools and former principal and k-3 teacher. Dr. Boddy is also a mixed-media collage artist who depicts his life growing up in Sandy Spring, Maryland.

 

is a racial equity trainer, coach, and curriculum developer. Her work focuses on coaching adults to examine how their beliefs impact the internal culture of organizations as well as the support they provide for communities around them. She has been an adjunct professor of foundational knowledge in social justice at McDaniels College for 10 years. She facilitates dialogue and training through UnboundEd for educators across the nation. She is skilled at creating trusting and safe environments to allow for honest dialogue and examination of race and racism. She has facilitated cross-racial discussions with school districts and religious organizations for the past 6 years. Marya is the author of the blog Brown Girl Interrupting which centers on the intersections of identity as a first-generation American. She holds a BA in Elementary Education from the University of Maryland and a Masters of Science in Teaching and Leading for Equity through McDaniel College.

specializes in training and facilitation with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion/cultural competence. Her extensive experience in education, healthcare administration, and clinical practice frames her consulting philosophy. She has facilitated cultural competency, diversity/inclusion, conflict management and EEO law training with a variety of organizations in the private, not-for-profit, education and government sectors including: Defense Intelligence Agency, NASA, UAW/Ford Motor Company, Monsanto, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Children’s National Medical Center, Montgomery County Maryland Public Schools, East Hartford, Connecticut Public Schools, Windsor Connecticut Public Schools, Windsor Connecticut Police Department, Bozzuto Development, and Sodexo.

is a racial equity educator, trainer, and curriculum developer. She is especially skilled in facilitating “safer” spaces for participants to engage in courageous conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has worked with school districts, communities, non-profits, and corporations for the past 20 years. Some include Montgomery County Public Schools, DC Public Schools, East Hartford, Connecticut Public Schools, Leadership Montgomery, IMPACT Silver Spring, and CaringMatters. She holds a B.A in Business Administration, Pace University,  Masters in Contemporary Communications, Notre Dame of Maryland University, and a post-graduate certificate in educational and equity from McDaniel College. She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

has more than 25 years of experience developing and organizing dialogue-to-change programs that address the effects of racism and racial barriers. John has developed numerous curriculum guides, organizing manuals, dialogue formats, and facilitator training that help many different kinds of organizations develop the relationships and structures necessary for long-term change.  John was formerly the director of Community Assistance at Everyday Democracy, a national organization that builds the capacity of organizations to address issues such as systemic racism, police/community relations and education reform. He was the founding coordinator of the Montgomery County Public Schools Study Circles Program, an initiative that has engaged over 15,000 students, parents, staff, and district leaders, and the founding director of Interfaith Works’ Community Dialogue to End Racism.

is a Racial Equity Network Builder at IMPACT Silver Spring. She has worked as a racial equity facilitator and trainer through her prior work with Montgomery County Public Schools’ Office of Community Engagement and the MCPS Equity Initiatives Unit, as well as with Kindred, a non-profit working on education equity in D.C Public Schools. The work that she does with community members, parents, staff and students is guided from personal experiences as a second generation Latina and the impact of educational inequities on her family. Yesenia continues to guide diverse cohorts of community members to critically examine racial and economic inequities and explore actions that inspire personal transformation and leadership to influence change in their communities and organizations. Yesenia’s educational background includes a postgraduate certificate in education and equity from McDaniel College and a Bachelor of Science in sociology, from Virginia Commonwealth University.