Thank you!

Thank you for an incredible 2024 National Convening! On behalf of the entire EdLoC team, we could not have done this without you.

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The National Convening is our biggest event of the year, bringing together hundreds of values-aligned senior leaders of color for three days of discussion, inspiration, and collaboration. 

Our Convening theme this year was “Preparing for the Marathon: Sustaining Multiracial Coalitions in a Fragile Democracy.”  While our day-to-day work may feel like we’re running alone, we are stronger, faster, and smarter runners because of the training we do together.

THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDERS & SPONSORS

Individual Donors

Teo & Emily Valdés, Nancy Gutierrez, Sara Allan, DeRonda Williams
Greg Gunn & Lisette Nieves, Sonya Anderson, Crystal Gonzales

Thank you to our Speakers and Presenters

  • Andrea Foggy-Paxton

    Entrepreneur in Residence & Founder, Education Leaders of Color & Social Studies Accelerator

  • Celine N. Fejeran

    Senior Portfolio Manager, Ballmer Group

  • Charles M. Blow

    Op-Ed Columnist & Analyst, The New York Times & MSNBC

  • Elizabeth Clay Roy

    CEO, Generation Citizen

  • Heather Harding

    Executive in Residence & Executive Director, Campaign for Our Shared Future

  • Karen Umemoto

    Professor and Director, UCLA Asian American Studies Center

  • Lisette Nieves

    President, Fund for the City of New York

  • Margarita Florez Vasconcelos

    Founder & CEO, Autograma

  • Matthew D. Nelsen

    Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Miami

  • Dr. Micia Mosley

  • Sheena Collier

    Founder & CEO, Boston While Black & The Collier Connection

  • Dr. Sonja Santelises

    CEO, Baltimore City Schools

  • Stevona Elem-Rogers

    Co-leader/Chief of Community Programs & Partnerships, Black Education for New Orleans (BE NOLA)

  • Tulaine Montgomery

    CEO, New Profit

  • Sharhonda Bossier

    CEO, Education Leaders of Color

  • Victor A. Ruiz

    President & CEO, Esperanza, Inc.

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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR PARTNERS

The only way forward is to go together. EdLoC is our home and source of strength as we continue our collective fight for a future where our young people and communities are thriving. We were honored to provide space for community, collaboration, and—perhaps most importantly—joy, the nourishment we need to keep going.

The marathon continues.