Jody Angelone has served in Adult Education for over 25 years and is retiring from her role as the Staff Training & Development Coordinator for the Ohio Professional Development Network, at The Ohio State University. She has worked as a reading specialist, instructor, coordinator and program director in the context of Correctional Education, ABLE/GED, Workplace Education, Volunteer Literacy, Vocational Evaluation & Assessment and Professional Development. Read bio >

Juli DeNisco has dedicated 25 years to the Crowder College Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program, initially starting as an AEL Instructor for 13 years before becoming the AEL Director. Her role involves providing AEL, English Language Learning (ELL), and Integrated Education and Training (IET) classes.

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Polly Smith’s hook into adult literacy began as a volunteer tutor many years ago and she has never looked back. She has received the Alaska Adult Education Association Administrator’s Award and the John L. Hulbert Award for outstanding long term contributions to adult learning.  Read bio >

Renee’ is the program coordinator for Dorchester County AE. In addition to her day-to-day programmatic responsibilities, she currently serves as a member of the SCAACE Board; a Digital Navigator for Dorchester County; the Trident Workforce Development Board’s Youth Advisory Committee; Integrated Business Service Team for the Trident Workforce Development Region; Chairperson for Dorchester County CTC’s School Improvement Council; and Business/Industry Partner Liaison for Dorchester County AE, just to name a few. Read bio >

John Werner is the executive director of Sequoias Adult Education Consortium, which serves ten school districts and one community college and has a total adult education student population of just under 10,000 students in the southern region of California’s Central Valley. John is also the California Adult Education Administrators Association (CAEAA) state president and the California Council for Adult Education (CCAE) Central Section past president.  Read bio >

Jody Angelone has served in Adult Education for over 25 years and is currently the Staff Training & Development Coordinator for the Ohio Professional Development Network, at The Ohio State University. She has worked as a reading specialist, instructor, coordinator and program director in the context of Correctional Education, ABLE/GED, Workplace Education, Volunteer Literacy, Vocational Evaluation & Assessment and Professional Development. Read bio >

Karyn has been involved for more than 20 years in many facets of educational leadership, from instruction and curriculum design to administrative governance positions throughout adult and community education. Working with the state, she created nine Learning Labs in Detroit to support individuals who want to improve their education and transition to employment or training.   Read bio >

Hector Martinez is the director for adult education at the Kansas Board of Regents. Prior to this position he served as director of the Garden City Career Connection Academy at the Garden City Community College for 14 years. Hector came from Mexico to the United States in 2000. Read bio >