Steve Leinwand is an award-winning K-12 mathematics consultant, author, speaker, change agent and critical friend who spent 10 years in the classroom, 20 years as Supervisor of Mathematics in the Connecticut State Department of Education and 20 years as a Principal Researcher at the American Institutes for Research.  He is a past president of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics.

 Caroline Welty is a high school senior in North Caroline and a much sought-after tutor of upper elementary and middle school students.  She is an award-winning debater and an accomplished vocalist who was recently selected for the prestigious State of North Caroline Honors High School Chorus.  She hopes to become a teacher and eventually an educational policy-maker to improve the current system of schooling to better serve all students.