Michael Watkins was born and raised in Oakland, California. He attended Cal State Hayward where he was awarded a B.A. in Psychology and teaching credentials in both History and Special Education. He also received a Master’s Degree in School Administration. Michael has over 45 years’ experience in education. He has held the positions of Learning Handicapped Program

Annette Sweeney is the Principal at Parkrose Middle School, a National AVID Demonstration Site. She started her educational career teaching at a private school in Corvallis, Oregon before moving to the Portland area and being hired as a health and PE teacher at Parkrose Middle School.

Kali Baird has been in education for 23 years and is in her 2nd year of administration. She is currently the Director of Education Technology for San Domenico School, California’s oldest independent school, spanning grades K-12 with 640 students. Kali currently lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband.

Maya Woods-Cadiz is a Superintendent at American Indian Model Schools in Oakland, California. Maya has nearly twenty years of experience in education, as an Elementary Teacher, Principal and now Superintendent. She lives in Oakland with her husband and has two wonderful daughters.