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June 21, 2023

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) President and CEO Aaliyah Samuel, Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell, The Jed Foundation President/COO Rebecca Benghiat, Intellispark CEO Stephen Smith, Ednovate CEO and Co-Founder Oliver Sicat, and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Director Jared Joiner discuss coming together in the name of well-being on April 17, 2023 at the ASU+GSV Summit.

Intellispark was pleased to join this panel to discuss how to better support educators and students socially and emotionally. For other Intellispark videos, please visit our YouTube channel.

Stephen M. Smith
Chief Executive Officer

Stephen M. Smith is CEO of Intellispark, a portfolio company advisor at the Vistria Group, and member and past chair of the national board at College Possible. Steve is co-author of Who Do You Think You Are: Three Critical Conversations for Coaching Teens to College & Career Success, published by John Wiley & Sons.

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