ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS Shawn Ginwright, PhD
zip code, first language, or disability. Prior to joining Stand for Children, Kaaren spent nine years building Seattle Interagency Academy, a multi- campus alternative high school within the Seattle Public School system. Interagency is often the last chance for education for students facing expulsion, incarceration, homelessness, untreated issues with drugs and mental health, and other life-changing events. Ms. Andrews is the recipient of Crosscut’s 2015 Courage Award for public service, given to local leaders whose dedication makes our region more vital, equitable, and inclusive. Saroeum Phoung Saroeum Phoung has over two decades of experience leading Peacemaking Circles and working in
Dr. Shawn Ginwright is a leading expert on African American youth, youth activism, and youth development. A Professor of Education in the Africana Studies Department at San Francisco State University, Dr. Ginwright is also the author of “The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves.” He is
the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Flourish Agenda, a national nonprofit consulting firm that designs strategies to unlock the power of healing and engage youth of color and adult allies in transforming their schools and communities. In 2011, he received the prestigious Fulbright Senior Specialist award for his research and work with urban youth. Ginwright will be joining the Harvard Graduate School of Education senior faculty in summer 2023.
partnership with the justice system and impacted communities on healing, justice reform, and creating diversion programs. Saroeum learned to lead Peacemaking Circles from the Tagish Tlingit First
Benjamin S. Danielson, MD Dr. Benjamin Danielson is a pediatrician, health care leader, community advocate, and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at University of Washington. He is currently directing a program to tackle youth incarceration by promoting paths to opportunity for young people, especially youth of color. He was in the foster care
Nation as a way to share power, include more community voices, and build relationships that foster healing and hope. This trans-disciplinary approach provides an innovative, holistic, paradigm-shifting method to move people from a culture of conflict to one of true partnership. An inspirational leader and innovator, Saroeum has been building and leading local and national movements around peacemaking and justice reform through healing, system change and community engagement.
system as a young child and credits his amazing single mom with instilling in him an appreciation for the value of education and a desire to be a contributing member of the community. He has been affiliated with Harborview, Seattle Children’s, and multiple community clinics, including two decades as Medical Director of the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic. Dr. Danielson ascribes to the truism that health is more than healthcare and that any healthcare provider who strives to improve health must be active beyond the realm of their medical practice. Kaaren Andrews
Carmen Rojas, PhD Dr. Carmen Rojas is the president and CEO of Marguerite Casey Foundation. Prior to joining
Marguerite Casey Foundation, Dr. Carmen Rojas was the co-founder and former CEO of The Workers Lab, an innovation lab focused on making real the promises of safety, dignity, and mobility to all working people. For
more than 20 years, Carmen has worked with foundations, financial institutions, and nonprofits to improve the lives of working people across the United States. Carmen currently sits on the boards of Beyond12, Blue Ridge Labs, and Children’s Defense Fund, as well as the San Francisco Federal Reserve’s Community Advisory Council, and Confluence’s Racial Equity Initiative Advisory Committee. Carmen holds a PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley and was a Fulbright Scholar in 2007.
Kaaren Andrews is currently National Director of the Center for High School Success for Stand for Children, a non-profit education advocacy organization focused on ensuring all students receive a high quality, relevant education, especially those whose boundless potential is overlooked and under-tapped because of their skin color,
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