Advisory Board
Comprised of experts from the education, technology, and non-profit sectors, parents, and students, the National AI Literacy Day® Advisory Board aims to promote AI literacy as a foundational 21st-century skill through education and community engagement. They also provide guidance to the Steering Committee, contribute to resource development, and encourage participation across all 50 states and internationally. Their work directly contributes to a future where every learner, educator, and citizen is empowered to navigate, use, and shape AI technology with confidence, safety, and critical thinking.
Samantha Armstrong
Samantha Armstrong brings 27 years of K–12 experience as a classroom teacher and 5 years as an instructional technology coach in the Muhlenberg School District. She holds multiple master's degrees and is leading district-wide AI implementation, expanding from a small pilot to full-scale adoption. Samantha focuses on mindful AI integration that fosters critical thinking over compliance, prioritizing psychological safety, digital wellness, and student voice. Her work ensures AI tools serve all learners equitably while keeping human connection at the center of education.
Jason B. Allen
Jason B. Allen is the National Partnership Director for the National Parents Union. He has worked in Education for over 20 years as a teacher, administrator and leader serving students, families and communities. As a long time storyteller, Jason shares his experiences through his company, Educational Entities, LLC. He is a longtime advocate for male engagement and doing the work of elevating Black male teachers and educators voices in order to help increase the number of male educators of color in classrooms and boardrooms. His life work is centered on his family’s foundation, Lillie’s Foundation, supporting grandparents and caretakers raising school aged children.
Amanda Bickerstaff
Amanda is the Co-Founder and CEO of AI for Education. A former high school biology teacher and EdTech CEO, she brings over 20 years of experience in the education sector. With a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that AI can offer, she is a sought-after keynote speaker and leading authority on AI and education. Through her work, Amanda has reached hundreds of schools and thousands of educators worldwide, committed to helping them maximize their potential through the responsible and equitable adoption of AI.
Kelly Booz
Kelly Booz is Director of Share My Lesson at the American Federation of Teachers and co-founder of the AI Educator Brain. She leads national workshops on the ethical and effective use of AI in education and recently launched EdBrAIn, an AI-powered tool that helps educators customize Share My Lesson resources by grade level, format, standards, or language. Kelly also serves on the Alexandria City School Board, bringing deep experience in public education and policy.
Valerie Brock
Valerie Brock is the Curriculum Lead at Day of AI, an MIT RAISE initiative that empowers educators, students, and families to understand and shape the impact of artificial intelligence. She leads the development of standards-aligned K–12 AI literacy curriculum and professional learning for educators, with a focus on equity, accessibility, and responsible AI. Previously, Valerie served as a Computer Science Education Manager and K–8 special education teacher with New York City Public Schools. She collaborates with schools, libraries, and nonprofit organizations to develop accessible learning experiences that help educators and students engage with AI critically, creatively, and confidently.
Bridget Burns
Dr. Bridget Burns is the founding CEO of the award-winning University Innovation Alliance (UIA), a consortium of 19 public research universities working together to expand college completion and upward mobility. Named one of the "Most Innovative People in Higher Education" by Washington Monthly and a 2025 Clark Kerr Award recipient, she has led UIA campuses to produce more than 183,000 additional graduates, more than doubling the number of graduates from historically underrepresented backgrounds. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, 60 Minutes, and Fast Company.
Angela Chen
Angela Chen is defining what it means to prepare people for the age of AI. To her, education now isn't about the technology, but about the humans and their fluency, readiness, and judgment that endure as the tools keep changing. As an AI Strategist in Residence to K-12 schools across North America and a Catalyst Fellow with the EDSAFE AI Alliance, she guides adoption with rigor and care, drawing on her research into what's reshaping the classroom. Through her studio We Launch Me, she has upskilled 3,000+ professionals into confident builders, while through Stanford she has taught 120+ aspiring founders to think and build like entrepreneurs. She writes on the future of learning at New Current (newcurrent.substack.com).
Michael Conner
Dr. Michael Conner is a trailblazer in the field of education, renowned as the CEO/Founder of the Agile Evolutionary Group and Co-Founder of AEG Systems, Inc., an EdTech Division of Agile Evolutionary Group. Dr. Conner is an international award recipient. He was most recently recognized in the United States as a 2025 Top 100 Influencer in Education by District Administration (DA).
Michelle Culver
Michelle Culver is the Founder of The Rithm Project, which empowers young people to rebuild and evolve human connection in the age of AI. She has led at the forefront of human flourishing for over two decades, working at the intersection of equity and innovation. Michelle serves on the boards of RISE Colorado, DaVinci Schools & The Reinvention Lab and advises Playlab AI, aiEDU, and the Circle India. Married to a Salesforce futurist, they envision possible futures in which their two daughters and all young people across the country can thrive in and actively shape. She is a proud Pahara Fellow with the Aspen Institute.
Yvonne Day
Dr. Yvonne Day is an educator with more than 22 years of experience and serves as the Director of K–12 Science for Duval County Public Schools. She oversees science curriculum, instructional resources, professional learning, assessment analysis, and districtwide improvement initiatives across elementary, middle, and high schools. Her work includes supporting implementation of Florida’s science standards, monitoring student performance data, coordinating instructional programs, managing grants, and developing partnerships with universities, nonprofits, and industry organizations. She also leads STEM initiatives involving artificial intelligence, computer science, environmental science, agriculture, and emerging instructional technologies.
Michel Faliski
Michel Faliski is the Event Director of Bett USA, where she is leading the launch of the U.S. edition of the world’s largest education technology event! Her work focuses on building experiences that connect educators, innovators, and industry leaders around the future of learning and technology. Previously, Michel served as Vice President, Program & Product for the ASU+GSV AI Show and Summit, where she helped shape large-scale programming & community at the intersection of education and AI. She began her career in product and content innovation at MasterClass, working as a UX Researcher across Consumer, Growth, and Enterprise. Michel is a graduate of the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology, and the Business of Innovation, and is originally from Michigan and now based in New York City!
Katie Finnegan
Katie Finnegan is a Community and Content Manager at CodeAI. She leads partnerships and community engagement for the TeachAI and Hour of AI initiatives, bringing organizations together to advance AI education worldwide. She also served on the development team for the OECD and European Union's AI literacy framework for primary and secondary education. Katie holds an Ed.M. in Learning Design, Innovation, and Technology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.S. in Secondary Education and English from Vanderbilt University.
Shonda Gibson
Dr. Shonda Gibson serves as Chief Transformation Officer and Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs at The Texas A&M University System, one of the nation’s largest public university systems, serving more than 175,000 students across 12 universities. Her work focuses on building alignment across complex institutions to advance student success, academic innovation, and regional economic mobility. She leads efforts to scale AI-enabled teaching and learning, workforce-aligned credentials, student success systems, and place-based partnerships. She believes the future of public higher education depends on moving from isolated excellence to coordinated impact that expands opportunity for students and communities.
Kip Glazer
Kip Glazer is the principal of Mountain View High School and a recognized leader in AI, learning sciences, and PreK–12 leadership. Since earning her doctorate in Learning Technologies from Pepperdine University in 2015, she has worked with researchers and practitioners to bring high-quality learning science into classrooms, including NSF- and NEH-funded projects. Her 2026 book, Ready to Lead with AI: A Practical Guide for School Leaders, supports school leaders in using AI thoughtfully and practically. She regularly presents at national and international conferences. Of all her professional accomplishments, she is most proud of her two adult sons, West Point graduates serving in the U.S. Army.
Sunil Gunderia
Sunil is co-founder and CEO of Mindset CoPilot, where he leads strategy and execution to translate learning science into effective, scalable solutions. During his twelve-year tenure at Age of Learning, he founded and scaled the company's schools business and co-invented its personalized learning system, a platform validated by more than 30 research studies demonstrating impact across tens of thousands of classrooms. Earlier in his career, he launched and led new technology businesses for The Walt Disney Company across international markets. He serves on the boards of InnovateEDU and the Children's Institute of Los Angeles, is Vice Chair of the EdSafe AI Alliance Industry Council, and is a Venture Partner at Emerge Education.
Amiya Harish
Amiya is a rising senior at Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. As co-founder and president of Students for Innovation, an organization dedicated to reimagining education in the age of emerging technologies, Amiya advocates for empowering students to take ownership of their learning and work to promote innovation in the classroom.
Jenna Hasenkampf
Jenna Hasenkampf is an AI/ML product leader focused on AI literacy and trustworthy AI in education. As a 2025 EdSafe AI Alliance Women in AI Fellow, she led a mixed-methods study on parent AI literacy in K-12 and is developing a framework to help districts and edtech teams address AI literacy, trust and safety, and implementation. At Discovery Education, she launched the company's first teacher-facing generative AI product on a platform serving 22% of U.S. districts, building its AI governance and bias-review protocols from the ground up. She now serves as fractional lead PM at AI-Powered Women, an MIT-backed startup, and builds production AI tools herself. She holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College.
Kate Herman
Dr. Kate Herman is Associate Director of The Residency Lab at Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation where she leads initiatives focused on educator workforce development, strategic partnerships, and AI integration in education systems. A former teacher and teacher educator, Kate has taught in three states and the Netherlands. In her current role, she helps education systems navigate change and build innovative programs from the ground up. Recently, she convened a yearlong statewide Community of Practice on AI in educator preparation and led the development of the AI Integration Continuum, a human-centered framework that helps education systems thoughtfully prepare educators for an AI-enabled future.
Kiryn Hoffman
Kiryn leads National Children’s Museum, a hybrid science center and children’s museum dedicated to sparking curiosity through playful, hands-on STEAM experiences. Located in Washington, DC, it serves more than 225,000 visitors annually from all 50 U.S. states and over 75 countries. With 20 years of leadership experience in organizations focused on scientific research and education, Kiryn has developed educational programs, led campaigns, and built community partnerships. Trained as a physical chemist, she assisted Nobel laureate James D. Watson in writing and editing his book, DNA: The Secret of Life, and published articles in Scientific American Mind, The National Academies Press, and Nature Nanotechnology. She lives in Washington, DC.
Maya Israel
Dr. Maya Israel is a Professor of Educational Technology and Computer Science (CS) Education at the University of Florida, and the Director of the CS Everyone Center for Computer Science Education (https://cseveryonecenter.org/). Her research and outreach focus on designing and scaling approaches that enable all K-12 students to meaningfully engage in CS and artificial intelligence (AI) education. Dr. Israel contributes to key policy and standards efforts, including leading Florida’s K-12 AI Education Taskforce (https://fl-aitaskforce.org/), which brings together experts across education, educational technology, and policy to develop guidance for safe and effective integration of AI into Florida schools.