Steve Eno has been an educator for 11 years. He launched the engineering program at El Segundo High School and was the Teacher of the Year in 2014-2015. During this time, Steve launched his first startup, Eno Software, to build mastery-based grading tools for the Loyola Marymount Center for Math and Science Teaching (CMAST). After moving to Maryland, he launched the SEED (Social Entrepreneurship, Engineering, and Design) Program at the McDonogh School. He was lucky to have the opportunity to home school his three boys for a year while building his second startup, Impact Connections, which helped families build community learning pods during the pandemic. Steve then joined multiple education startups to learn more about the space, including Spike Lab, Synthesis, and 2Sigma School. He joined Da Vinci as the mechanical engineering pathway coordinator where he ran a yearlong pilot program of Project Leo. Steven is now the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Project Leo, Inc.

Kristle Hodges Johnson leads University High School as its founding executive director. She joined the University of Memphis in 2022 to open the dual enrollment lab school on the college campus, with students having access to 30+ free college credits at an R1 institution, which values inclusivity, entrepreneurial mindsets, and other 21st century competencies embedded in this program. In their second year, Kristle and her team have already earned the highest grade for a Tennessee school, an A, which reflects high academic achievement and growth. Before opening her current school, Kristle, taught and led in a traditional public school setting, before transitioning to a charter school network, as a founding English teacher and literacy coach. Kristle led students to achieve success on their state assessments by landing in the top 20% in the state of Tennessee, while also supporting other teachers to infuse literacy strategies, tiered vocabulary, and independent reading into all subject areas. In 2014, Kristle transitioned into a principal role of a founding school in its second year. She led a high school team to continue to achieve growth and high absolute scores year over year, that rivaled the local school district and outperformed the state results. Under her leadership the school was named a Reward School in Tennessee as well as being recognized as one of the “Best High Schools” by U.S. News and World Reports, 2 consecutive years. The school established an Advanced Placement program, a department chair model, a state championship winning athletic program, and a full college support team in her 5 years of leading there. She grew the enrollment, and graduated the first 3 classes of students, all of which had 100% acceptances into 4-year colleges and universities. After her first principalship, she became the founding Managing Director of Academics for Freedom Preparatory Academy Charter Schools where she managed the network academic team to develop K-12 curriculum and assessments, and train teachers and leaders on best instructional strategies. In all of her roles she sets a high bar for herself and those around her, she forges strong relationships with team members, and always puts student success at the front of her decision making. Kristle completed her BA in English from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, IN, her Masters of Education from Christian Brothers University, and her Educational Doctorate degree from Vanderbilt University. Beyond education, she enjoys writing poetry, traveling, and laughing with her husband and two daughters.

Robin Lake is director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) a non-partisan research and policy analysis organization at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. CRPE’s mission is developing transformative, evidence-based solutions for K–12 public education. Her research focuses on U.S. public school system reforms, including public school choice and charter schools; innovation and scale; portfolio management; and effective state and local public oversight practices. Lake has authored numerous studies and provided expert testimony and technical assistance on charter schools, district-charter collaborations, and urban school reform. She is the editor of Unique Schools Serving Unique Students: Charter Schools and Children with Special Needs and editor of Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools. She has provided invited testimonies to the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee as well as various state legislatures. She presents regularly at conferences and summits around the United States, and has advised on charter school implementation in South Africa and the United Kingdom. Lake serves as a board member or advisor to various organizations, including the Journal of School Choice, the National Center on Special Education in Charter Schools, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, and Education Next. She was named to the summer 2016 class of the Pahara-Aspen Education Fellows Program, designed to support exceptional leaders reimagining U.S. public schools. Lake holds a BA in International Studies and an MPA in Education and Urban Policy from the University of Washington.Robin Lake is director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) a non-partisan research and policy analysis organization at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. CRPE’s mission is developing transformative, evidence-based solutions for K–12 public education. Her research focuses on U.S. public school system reforms, including public school choice and charter schools; innovation and scale; portfolio management; and effective state and local public oversight practices. Lake has authored numerous studies and provided expert testimony and technical assistance on charter schools, district-charter collaborations, and urban school reform. She is the editor of Unique Schools Serving Unique Students: Charter Schools and Children with Special Needs and editor of Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools. She has provided invited testimonies to the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee as well as various state legislatures. She presents regularly at conferences and summits around the United States, and has advised on charter school implementation in South Africa and the United Kingdom. Lake serves as a board member or advisor to various organizations, including the Journal of School Choice, the National Center on Special Education in Charter Schools, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, and Education Next. She was named to the summer 2016 class of the Pahara-Aspen Education Fellows Program, designed to support exceptional leaders reimagining U.S. public schools. Lake holds a BA in International Studies and an MPA in Education and Urban Policy from the University of Washington.

Carlos Vasquez is a Salem State University student studying Computer Science. Originally from Ecuador, Carlos attended high school in Lynn, Massachusetts. He is a former Abretech fellow with Cultivate Pathways where he was the lead web designer for the organization. Carlos is an aspiring game designer and is studying Computer Programming with Code The Dream. Carlos is also the author of a book titled “More Than An American Dream” about his family’s experience leaving Ecuador and immigrating to the United States.