Cristal is passionate about advancing the rights of neurodivergent, queer, and other diverse people through legal representation, advocacy, and consulting. Cristal focuses on discrimination law under disability & civil rights, as well as promoting diversity, equity, & inclusion in education, employment, & business ownership. Outside of the office, Cristal Robinson enjoys watching their autistic son experience life, growing older with their autistic spouse, and figuring out their true self as a late-in-life diagnosed autistic professional. 

Amy Craig is a former adjunct professor of political science turned homeschool mom of 3 kids. Over the past three years, she has created a welcoming community dedicated to sharing their eclectic, hybrid homeschool journey on social media. She is the Lead Teacher and Social Coordinator at the Brace YMCA Homeschool Program. In her spare time, she enjoys coordinating playdates and field trips for her local homeschool community, exploring the outdoors with her family and dogs, and tending to her growing flock of 39 chickens.

Iman Alleyne is a best-selling author, speaker, and advocate for learners. She has worked with children most of her life and after teaching Special Education in Public schools decided she wanted to create a program that would work for all learners. She earned her Master's in School Counseling in 2013 and is certified in Elementary Education, Special Education, and Guidance Counseling. She has been featured on Forbes, WLRN, and Miami Times, as well as other outlets. She is currently the Director of Kind Academy, an award-winning microschool network.

Candace Lehenbauer is the Founder and Owner of Microschool Florida, a networking and directory for non-traditional education in Florida. She is a Homeschool parent to 6 children in South Florida for the last 18 years. She started Tapestry Academy Microschool in 2018 for Grades K-8, and is expanding to high school this fall. She is passionate about sharing how to find and create options that are outside the box.

Laina Yeisley is the founder of The Triangle Homeschool Resource Center and creator of The Homeschool Launchpad. She has been homeschooling her 3 kids in the Raleigh, North Carolina area for 14 years. With a grad, a senior, and a second grader, she has been through every age and stage of the homeschooling process. She has tried every co-op, leafed through every curriculum, and asked every question. Through it all, she's learned one thing: WE can do this. Her passion is creating communities of support so that new, overwhelmed homeschool parents can find the confidence to homeschool with joy.

With 20 years of experience homeschooling her six children, Kym Kent is the co-founder and Director of eXtend Homeschool Tutorial, which is located in Bowie, Maryland, and provides core academic and elective classes to homeschooled students in grades 1 through 12.  At eXtend, Kym teaches elementary, middle and high school math, and has become well known for her high-energy Math classes, where she helps students enjoy math while preparing and challenging them for higher-level studies.