Advancing the Legacy of Mendez and Brown: National Conference on School Diversity

Confirmed Government Representatives and Policymakers

Confirmed Speakers (Panelists and Workshop Leaders)

Confirmed NCSD Speakers (Panelists and Workshop Leaders)

  • Khin Mai AungDirector, Educational Equity and Youth Rights Project, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
  • Derek Black, Associate Professor of Law, Howard Univ. Law School
  • John Brittain, Professor of Law, Univ. of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
  • Josh CivinCounsel to the Director of Litigation, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
  • Susan Eaton, Research Director, The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School
  • Lia Epperson, Associate Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law
  • James Ferg-CadimaRegional Counsel (Washington, DC), Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
  • Erica Frankenberg, Assistant Professor, Department of Education Policy Studies, Pennsylvania State University College of Education
  • Patricia GándaraCo-Director, The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA
  • Rachel Godsil, Eleanor Bontecou Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law
  • Elizabeth HaddixStaff Attorney, UNC Center for Civil Rights
  • Damon Hewitt, Director of the Education Practice, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
  • Gary OrfieldCo-Director, The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA
  • Myron Orfield, Executive Director, Institute on Race & Poverty at the University of Minnesota Law School
  • Dianne Piche, Senior Counsel & Director of Education Programs, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
  • Brenda ShumSenior Counsel for the Educational Opportunities Project, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
  • Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Leticia Smith-Evans, Assistant Counsel of the Education Practice, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
  • Philip Tegeler, Executive Director, Poverty and Race Research Action Council
  • David Tipson, New York Office Director, Appleseed Network
  • Deb Vagins, Senior Legislative Counsel on Civil Rights Issues, American Civil Liberties Union Washington Legislative Office