Wednesday November 17 Kenneth W. Jones

Kenneth Jones, Principal and owner of KJAssociates, is an Organizational Psychologist and is nationally recognized in the field of Education Reform. Most recently, Kenneth was the Senior Program Officer for District and National High School Reform Grants with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Prior to this position, Kenneth was the Organization Development Specialist for the Washington Education Association.
           Kenneth's passion with school reform began as an elementary school math and science teacher. After teaching public school, Kenneth was a member of the Psychology faculty at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for seven years. He later held the position of Corporate Vice President and Director of Organization Development and Training with the Michigan National Bank Corporation. During that time, Kenneth had adjunct faculty responsibilities at three Michigan colleges/universities.
           Kenneth has over thirty years of experience in education, training, and organization development. Areas of expertise include Group Dynamics, Effective Communication, Strategic Planning, Future Search Conferencing, “Whole Scale” Systems Change, Teambuilding, Running Effective Meetings, Total Quality Management, and other Organization Development and Training processes.

Thursday November 18 Jennifer Corriero

Jennifer Corriero is a dynamic, young person who has developed and implemented many programs and initiatives that engage students in learning experiences that utilize technology in meaningful ways around the world. She has been a consultant for numerous clients including HP and Microsoft.
           In 1999 Jennifer co-founded TakingITGlobal, a non-profit organization that utilizes technology to foster cross-cultural understanding, collaboration, and awareness of global issues among youth around the world. The Web site currently receives over 1 million hits each day and has grown to include over 30,000 members from over 200 countries and territories.
           Jennifer has a BA (Liberal Studies) with a focus on Business, Communications, Technology, and Culture and is currently pursing her Masters at York University's Faculty of Environmental Studies. Her area of concentration is ‘Youth Engagement and Capacity-Building Across Cultures.’
           Jennifer has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as one of the Global Leaders for Tomorrow in 2002 and has been featured in TIME Magazine as one of the leaders for Canada's Next Generation.