Best Practices and Programmatic Approaches for Mentoring Educational Leaders

Amanda Wilkerson is a scholar and social reformer who examines academia and analyzes K-20 student achievement in order to better understand enhancing the human condition. She is a tireless advocate for equity and excellence in higher education who seeks to build a better world for individuals and institutions through cooperation, collaboration, and community engagement. Dr. Wilkerson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education in the College of Community Innovation and Education at the University of Central Florida. Shalander “Shelly” Samuels , EdD, is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of General Studies at Kean University. Her research interests include: Addressing inequities in the teaching and learning of Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) students and scholars. Specifically, she aims to help bridge the gap in the academic achievement of English Speakers of Other Languages’ (ESOL/ELL/EL) and other racialized groups and their counterparts. She is relentless in her stance as an anti-racist scholar and is keen on developing varying opportunities through the concepts of intersectionality, Language and Literacy whilst connecting higher education and grades K-12 research.