Education is a Civil Right
Steven
Niederman
Steven Niederman is the Executive Vice President for myChinese360. Steve has been involved in the educational technology field for more than 28 years and has been active with helping underserved students across the country. He has served as an advisor and sponsor of many leading education associations, such as NABSE, NCEBC, ALAS and CAAASA, etc. He is the recipient of the 2009 NABSE Presidents Award for long-term service to the organization and he currently serves as the Corporate Convention Chair for the National Council for the Education of Black Children. With myChinese360, Steve has a goal of increasing minority participation in courses, such as Chinese, by providing opportunities where none exist.
Paul
Orlando
Paul Orlando serves as principal of the Rio Tierra Junior High School in the Twin Rivers Unified School District. In 2009, under his leadership, Rio Tierra Junior High School developed a partnership in the newly formed Pearson Model School Program, a zero cost program designed to give the school specially designed programs and professional development centered on increasing student achievement for their English learners and lowest performing students. Prior to this, Paul served as Vice Principal at Highlands High School in Sacramento, and also as principal at Golden State Middle School in West Sacramento School District. He is a graduate of San Francisco University with a Masters in Educational Administration.
Chenai
Okammor
Chenai Okammor is the Vice President of National Accounts with the Pearson Curriculum Group. As V.P. ,she leads a team of consultants who are responsible for creating and executing practical educational partnerships in large school districts across the Nation.. She has the responsibility of supporting product offerings, for grades K through 12, with the end result of positively affecting student performance in all types of environments. Chenai has been with Pearson for 11 years and has served in various capacities. As a former teacher, central office administrator, Professional Development Facilitator and Mathematics Director in New York City District Twelve, Chenai continuously employs the practical lessons learned from the urban educators who work to overcome varying challenges by partnering with external organizations.
Jose
Ortega
Jose Ortega, has served as an administrator with the California Department of Education since 2002. In this capacity, he is responsible for the administration of the pre-kindergarten through postsecondary education council (P-16 Council) initiatives for closing the achievement gap and college preparation for the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. His 24 years of education-related experience include servicing as a former teacher (on various levels), principal and high school dean of students. He holds a M. Ed. in Educational Administration, and a Juris Doctorate.
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Sheraton Grand Sacramento
February 18 & 19, 2010