Tuesday, November 12th, 2019

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM, Dr. Jackie: The Innovation Forum

Session I: Herscher Hall, Guerin B, Webcast Live

The “We Teachers Program”: Supporting Teachers – Empowering Students

Dr. Jacqueline Sanderlin, Education Consultant, CEO/Founder, Why Not Incubator

Sarah Zurbuchen, National Market Director, WE Schools

Sonja Delafosse, Senior Manager, Educator Programs, Microsoft

Moderator - Adam Parker Goldberg, Flipgrid Creative Strategic Engagement, Flipgrid, Microsoft

Sarah Zurbuchen, National Market Director, WE Schools: Sarah Zurbuchen brings 15 years of experience in both the non-profit and for-profit worlds and has held a variety of senior leadership positions with OP3 Inc, a fundraising and event management consulting company and more recently in retail with lululemon athletica.  As the Western Region Director of WE Schools, an experiential service-learning program offering educational resources, curriculum and programming for educators and students to bring positive change in themselves and the world, Sarah provides strategic oversight and key leadership on program implementation, fundraising development, and team

operations. Also passionate about the mental health sector, Sarah has volunteered her time with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Board of Directors, for more than 7 years and recently completed her first term as President of the Board of Directors, in Vancouver.

Dr. Jacqueline L. Sanderlin (“Dr. J”) is an accomplished school principal, professor, and empowerment speaker, whose “Why Not” attitude has led to dramatic improvements in some of Southern California’s toughest schools. Dr. J’s passion for empowering school communities, business partners, and educational leaders is unparalleled! Her innovative and visionary style has taken this simple question and turned it into a movement that educational and business leaders around the country are clamoring to incorporate into their schools, classrooms, and business corporations. Dr. J holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications/Public Relations and a Master of Arts Degree in Special Education from Cal State University Dominguez Hills College. She also earned a Doctorate in Education, Leadership, Administration, and Policy from Pepperdine University. She has been an adjunct professor at Argosy University, Grand Canyon University, and Pepperdine University where she has taught education administration and organizational leadership. She has served over 20 years as a special education teacher, curriculum specialist, assistant principal, principal, district office administrator, and executive director of school and community engagement. Dr. J’s ability to create community partnerships eventually made its way to the small screen, when she and actor, Cheryl Hines collaborated to create and produce the NBC reality series, School Pride. This program renovated schools across the country, and provided the foundation for Dr. J’s innovative approach to “community empowerment.”

Sonja Delafosse, Senior Manager, Educator Programs, Microsoft: Before joining the Education team at Microsoft, Sonja spent 21 years working in public education. The first twelve years she worked as a teacher in both elementary and secondary schools in Washington State. In 2006, Sonja became a Professional Development Specialist for Lake Washington School District in Redmond, WA working in both math and technology. In 2008 and 2009, she attended the University of Washington in the Danforth Leadership Program and earned her administration credentials along with her Master’s in Education in Leadership. In 2010, she became a Microsoft Innovative Educator Master Trainer and began working with NCCE and Microsoft to advance excellence in teaching and learning through the effective use of technology and in 2012, she joined Everett Public Schools in Everett, WA as the Instructional Technology Coordinator for the district. In 2013, she was selected as one of Microsoft’s first Expert Educators. In April 2015, she joined Microsoft to manage the educator engagement programs including the Microsoft Innovative Educator programs, the Global Training Partner program, the online “Hack the Classroom” webcast series, as well as the portfolio of online and face to face professional development for educators.

Adam Parker Goldberg (@AdamShortShorts) works on Flipgrid’s Engagement Team. At the heart of Flipgrid - Microsoft’s video discussion platform - is a shared mission to support educators in “empowering every learner on the planet to share their voice and respect the diverse voices of others.” Adam and his team work with this incredible global community in both influencing the evolution of Flipgrid and inspiring fellow educators around the world.