# Wayfinder Advisors Meet Wayfinder's advisors—a team of educators, designers, and purpose-driven leaders committed to helping students prepare for what’s next. ## Advisors ### Dr. Bill Damon Director, Stanford Center on Adolescence + Author [View Bio](/content/team/dr-bill-damon/index.html) ### Chi Kim CEO, Pure Edge [View Bio](/content/team/chi-kim/index.html) ### Dr. Susie Wise Founder, Stanford K12 Lab + Adjunct Professor, Stanford d.school [View Bio](/content/team/dr-susie-wise/index.html) ### Sandy Husk Interim Superintendent, Portland Public Schools + Former CEO, AVID [View Bio](/content/team/sandy-husk/index.html) ### Emily Esfahani Smith NY Times Contributor + Author, The Power of Meaning [View Bio](/content/team/emily-esfahani-smith/index.html) ### Mike Marriner Founder, Roadtrip Nation + Ashoka Fellow [View Bio](/content/team/mike-marriner/index.html) ### Kimberley Harrington Executive Director, NJASCD + Former New Jersey Commissioner of Education [View Bio](/content/team/kimberley-harrington/index.html) ### Susan Enfield Former Superintendent, Washoe County School District (NV) and Highline Public Schools (WA) [View Bio](/content/team/susan-enfield/index.html) ### Max McGee Co-Founder and COO, Center for Success for High Need Schools + Former Illinois State Superintendent [View Bio](/content/team/max-mcgee/index.html) ### Dr. Diann Kitamura Former Superintendent, Santa Rosa City Schools + Board Member, California Association of Asian and Pacific Leaders in Education [View Bio](/content/team/dr-diann-kitamura/index.html) ### Dr. John Gasko Chief Well-Being Officer, Uplift Education [View Bio](/content/team/dr-john-gasko/index.html) ### Tristan Love Executive Director of Administration, Bloomington ISD [View Bio](/content/team/tristan-love/index.html) ### Chris Balme Co-Founder, Millennium School + Author, "Finding the Magic in Middle School" [View Bio](/content/team/chris-balme/index.html) ### Dr. Chris Wilson Superintendent, Kennett #39 School District [View Bio](/content/team/dr-chris-wilson/index.html) ### Dr. Edward Lee Vargas Co-Founder, ALAS + State Superintendent of Year, CA and WA [View Bio](/content/team/dr-edward-lee-vargas/index.html) ### Nat Manning Senior AI Advisor + Presidential Innovation Fellow [View Bio](/content/team/nat-manning/index.html) ### Chris McKenna Education Program Officer, Mindful.org + Former Program Director, Mindful Schools [View Bio](/content/team/chris-mckenna/index.html) ### Matthew Newcomb CFO, Chime [View Bio](/content/team/matthew-newcomb/index.html) ### Sarah Pazur, Ph.D Director of School Leadership, CS Partners + President, FlexTech Education [View Bio](/content/team/sarah-pazur-ph-d/index.html) ### Sean McClung Head of School Success, XQ Institute + Former Principal, Oakland Unified and Envision Schools [View Bio](/content/team/sean-mcclung/index.html) ### Bob Lenz Executive Director, Buck Institute + Founder, Envision Schools [View Bio](/content/team/bob-lenz/index.html) ### Diego Perez Poet + NY Times Best-Selling Author [View Bio](/content/team/diego-perez/index.html) ### Daniel Keever Deputy Superintendent, Williamsburg-James City County Schools [View Bio](/content/team/daniel-keever/index.html) ### Michael F. Malone Executive Consultant + Retired Massachusetts Superintendent [View Bio](/content/team/michael-f-malone/index.html) ### Tenecia Powe Principal, Westside Atlanta Charter School [View Bio](/content/team/tenecia-powe/index.html) ### Molly Efrusy President, Efrusy Family Foundation [View Bio](/content/team/molly-efrusy/index.html) ### Lee Hark Head of School, GreenHill School + Former Assistant Head of School, Durham Academy [View Bio](/content/team/lee-hark/index.html) ### Pamela Davis Makerspace Facilitator, Richland 2 School District [View Bio](/content/team/pamela-davis/index.html) ### Randle Charles Haudenosaunee Member (Iroquois Confederacy) + Artist, Indian American Institute of Art [View Bio](/content/team/randle-charles/index.html) ### Alline Akintore Principal, Oregon Venture Fund [View Bio](/content/team/alline-akintore/index.html) ### Bo Shao Chairman + Co-Founder, Evolve Ventures [View Bio](/content/team/bo-shao/index.html) ### Jennifer Carolan Co-Founder and General Partner, Reach Capital [View Bio](/content/team/jennifer-carolan/index.html) ### Monica Enand Board Member, Oregon Community Foundation [View Bio](/content/team/monica-enand/index.html) ### Sydnee Dickson Former State Superintendent of Utah [View Bio](/content/team/sydnee-dickson/index.html) ### Julie Mitchell Former Superintendent, Rowland Unified School District [View Bio](/content/team/julie-mitchell/index.html) ### Anna Edwards Chief Advocacy Officer and Co-Founder, Whiteboard Advisors [View Bio](/content/team/anna-edwards/index.html) ### Dr. Donna Wright Lead Superintendent at AASA, Former School Superintendent (TN), TN Superintendent of the Year [View Bio](/content/team/dr-donna-wright/index.html) ### Robert Logan Former Superintendent of three North Carolina School districts, Former N.C. State Associate Superintendent Former Senior Director, Eastern Region, AVID [View Bio](/content/team/robert-logan/index.html) ### Dr. Baron Davis Former Superintendent of Schools in Richland School District Two, CEO, The Noegenesis Group [View Bio](/content/team/dr-baron-davis/index.html) ### Stephen Murley Retired Superintendent, Green Bay WI + Asst Prof (Emeritus), University of Iowa [View Bio](/content/team/stephen-murley/index.html) ### Dr. Art Fessler Retired Illinois Superintendent, Board Member at Cambridge Lakes Charter [View Bio](/content/team/dr-art-fessler/index.html) ## Research + Design Advisors ### Vicki Zakrzewski Education Director [View Bio](/content/team/vicki-zakrzewski/index.html) ### Kendall Cotton Bronk, Ph.D Director [View Bio](/content/team/kendall-cotton-bronk-phd/index.html) ### Heather Malin, Ph.D Director [View Bio](/content/team/heather-malin-phd/index.html) ### Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. Honorary Principal Fellow [View Bio](/content/team/scott-barry-kaufman-phd/index.html) ### Murat Ozturk Data Scientist [View Bio](/content/team/murat-ozturk/index.html)