Dr. Liza Johnson is the Director of Personal Empowerment, Assistant Director to the President for the University of Dubuque (UD), and an EQ Ambassador for Six Seconds. She is the author of a forthcoming SEL curriculum for higher education, a workbook to grow personal and professional success through EQ based on field-tested methods from the program at UD. This curriculum is systematically implemented campus-wide that includes a 3-credit undergraduate course that fulfills a general education requirement. Liza is also working closely with the Dubuque Community Schools, police, and city government on a community-wide implementation plan of emotional intelligence.

Dr. Christian Castro is the Inaugural Associate Dean for Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity at the UW Madison College of Engineering. A national thought leader and expert in inclusive teaching, Chris joined the College of Engineering in January 2022, bringing over fifteen years of experience teaching in a variety of academic fields, scholarship in educational development, and consulting. His research interests span faculty professional identity development, sense of belonging and self-efficacy regulation, and the effects of instructional interventions on student learning. He is the educational expert in residence on the UW Virtual Brain Project, which investigates the effects of virtual reality as an instructional tool in the teaching of functional neuroanatomy. Prior to joining UW Madison, Chris was the Assistant Director for Faculty Development at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in Miami, where he designed and implemented the college’s first peer and student review of teaching program; served as an instructional/classroom coach, working directly with medical faculty members in developing skills to facilitate Team-Based Learning, Problem-Based Learning, and Cased-Based Learning; and was instrumental in the college’s first curriculum evaluation and redesign initiative to include evidence-based teaching and assessment methodologies.

Dipendente dell’Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro, CEO del European Crowdfunding Festival , Responsabile del Centro per la Sostenibilità. Autrice del programma radiofonico CrowdUniba. Responsabile ed autrice della rubrica “Oltre la linea su Corriere della Puglia”.  Dottoranda in informatica “Intelligenza artificiale e crowdfunding. Laureata in economia aziendale con abilitazione Commercialista.

Dr. Karen Craddock (EdM., Harvard University; PhD., Tufts University) is an Applied Psychologist, DEIB/EQ Practitioner, and coach-facilitator. Her expertise in social-cultural contexts and relational frameworks are linked to growth and development along the lifespan and across sectors. With a special focus in Higher Education, she continues to deepen and expand her impact at the nexus of cultural/emotional intelligence, equity, and community engagement. She has focused on the strengths and experiences of communities of color, and her explorations of relationship, narrative, wellness, and leadership are featured in her consultancy, writing, action research and direct practice. Her senior leadership experience includes roles at Education Development Center, Harvard University and the National TA Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention.

Dr. Craddock is a developer of several applied frameworks and models including the Profiles of Psychological Resistance to Marginalization, S.T.O.P neuroscience-based frame on exclusion, W.E. framework on equity and wellness, and the Craddock 3-L Approach and Analysis toolkit. She is the Founder President of KCollaborative Connections coaching, Founding Partner of TruRay44 consultation, and is a Founder and Executive Director of The Wellness Collaborative, Inc. an interdisciplinary collective reimagining health and wellness to address disparities, focusing on integrating culturally anchored modalities of healing, expressive arts, and mental health.

An enrolled citizen of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe, she was the Inaugural Tribal Community Member in Residence at Brown University and is on the Native American Advisory Council for University of Massachusetts Amherst. While Visiting Scholar at the Wellesley College Centers for Women she focuses on Black-Indigenous women’s lives, and among her publications and editorial works include Black Motherhoods: Contours, Contexts and Considerations, Transforming Community: Stories of Connection through the Lens of Relational-Cultural Theory and ‘Why Racialized Exclusion Hurts and How We Can Remain Resilient.
Among other civic and board engagements, Dr. Craddock is on the leadership team of the BIWOC Gathering Circle and is the Principal Investigator for the United Way funded Exploring Culturally Responsive SEL project while serving as board member/chair of the equity & inclusion committee for the Social-Emotional Learning Alliance for Massachusetts, as well National Advisor for Social-Emotional Learning for the United States.

Dr. Craddock is committed to liberatory action, advocacy, and alignment. She is informed and inspired by her journey as a relative, friend, steward, and most committed to her anchoring goal to “alleviate pain and elevate joy.”

Dr. Robert Emmerling Director and Co-Chair of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations and is a leading expert in the assessment and development of competencies and emotional intelligence in the workplace. Through his work in the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations, a group founded by Dr. Daniel Goleman, he has been involved in some of the most influential work in the field of competencies and emotional intelligence, including the development of best practice guidelines for training and developing emotional intelligence and the identification and evaluation of model programs that significantly enhance social and emotional competencies in the workplace.

Rochonda L. Nenonene, Ph.D. is the First Year Experience Coordinator and Founding Co-Program Director of the Urban Teacher Academy at the University of Dayton. An Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education, she teaches the introduction to the profession courses for undergraduate and graduate education candidates. Research interests include: urban teacher preparation, culturally responsive teaching, equity, social-emotional learning and dispositions of teacher candidates. Dr. Nenonene conducts professional development for school districts on culturally responsive teaching, student engagement, classroom management, social-emotional learning and issues of equity.

Domenico (Mimmo) Rega è nato a Teramo (Abruzzo, Italia) nel 1959. Per lavoro e per passione si occupa di formazione da oltre 40 anni. Già responsabile dei laboratori di ergoterapia, è attualmente direttore dell’Ufficio Formazione e Qualità e Presidente della Fondazione Piccola Opera Charitas e come tale ha dato avvio a numerosi e innovativi progetti. È membro del Gruppo di Progettazione dell’Ufficio Nazionale di Pastorale della Salute della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (CEI). Provider expert in colloquio motivazionale, sta concludendo un Master triennale in Counseling Umanistico Esistenziale Integrato. EQ Facilitator Six Seconds certificato, ha completato l’intero percorso formativo con Six Seconds ed è abilitato ad utilizzare i suoi strumenti sia a livello individuale che di gruppo, con adulti e ragazzi.

For nearly 50 years, Dr. Anabel Jensen has pioneered the instruction of emotional intelligence competencies. Dr. Jensen is the President of Six Seconds, and was the principal of the Nueva School when Daniel Goleman came and wrote about the model emotional intelligence program there; under her guidance the school also won two Federal Blue Ribbon Awards for Excellence in Education. Dr. Jensen has co-authored four books on teaching EQ (including Self-Science, one of the first published SEL curricula) and received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. 

Anabel’s noble goal is, “to use my voice to teach compassion and accountability so that integrity floods the earth.”

Laura A. Mitchell is an Associate Professor at the University of Houston-Downtown. She teaches Bilingual Education, Literacy, and Culture in the Department of Urban Education. She completed her Doctorate of Education at Fielding Graduate University in 2009. Laura finds passion in her work with Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Mindfulness Movement. She also utilizes Emotional Intelligence in her teachings. Laura’s passion for teaching and learning led her to the University of Houston-Downtown. With her experience working in urban schools as a bilingual education teacher, campus coordinator, and an assistant principal for 26 years, she combines her passions for teaching multilingual students, leading teachers to discover their own teaching passions, and researching and scholarly writing.

Cherilyn leads SEL initiatives that span 200 countries and territories, certifying educators in a comprehensive solution of assessments and development tools for children and adults. Six Seconds’ tools are on the CASEL and RAND registers of SEL assessments, and these methods are used in dozens of research studies and published case studies. Cherilyn is an instructor and program coordinator of the new EdD with SEL Specialization offered by Antioch University in partnership with Six Seconds.

Emily is a licensed clinical mental health therapist and military spouse, with a passion for helping people access wellness within.

Dr Pavneeta Singh, Six Seconds Certified and Mindfulness practitioner- I offer a diverse background in research, social development and empowerment; mindfulness and meditation; education and social emotional learning; and emotional intelligence.

Post doctorate in 2004, I gained a wealth of experience from working closely with people through my social development research projects on varied topics of women empowerment, caste rights, quality of education, water and sanitation, social accountability, participatory approaches, democratic rights and duties etc. (2004 – 2012)

Life’s journey moulded me towards developing a keen understanding about self; and my focus naturally steered towards the area of self-empowerment. I conducted workshops on mindfulness for adults and children. My deep interest in psychology, holistic education and mindful living pulled me to work closely with children. Since 2013, I have actively engaged with children on their social and emotional learning, through school engagements, workshops, programs. I am also trained in Waldorf and IB (International Baccalaureate) pedagogy.

Today I work closely with schools, educators and parents with the vision to build an emotionally intelligent community; the best gift we can give our children.

Polina is the CEO of FUNtazia International – an organization in Bulgaria, focused on bringing SEL into curriculum. She is a Six Seconds Certified EQ practitioner, Brain profiler and a certified Narrative 4 facilitator. Polina and her team work with children and adults, parents, teachers, directors, psychologists and business leaders. She consults with schools, universities, and businesses about integrating SEL into the educational or business environment. FUNtazia’s FACT approach is in almost every educational institution in Bulgaria and helps students, teachers and managers to create value from EQ and social-emotional skills and build healthier, more sustainable relationships.

Chetna Singh is Program Manager at MEQ Academy and has been creating a lot of Social Emotional Learning material for children and young adults.

Experienced Professional Coach and Trainer with a demonstrated history of working in the management consulting industry. Skilled in Emotional Intelligence, Coaching, Executive Coaching and powerful Training focused in leading positive change in organizations.

Manuel Caviglia, Program Manager area Education & Life, gestisce i percorsi EQ Assessor in ambito educativo & SEI-Youth Version in modalità virtual e supporta lo sviluppo di programmi di apprendimento socio-emotivo nelle scuole. Cura, inoltra, i percorsi di training e coaching in ambito Life.

Having worked in Sri Lanka, Qatar and U.A.E markets, Azeem possesses an in-depth understanding of assessing diversified learning needs and aligning them with organization’s strategic objectives. With Masters of Business Administration from Napier Edinburgh Napier (UK), Level 3 Qualification in Training & assessing learning- City & Guild (UK) Certified Neuro Linguistic Program (NLP),Design thinking. Azeem is one of the one of first Genos Certified Emotional Intelligence practitioner, Riders & Elephant Emotional Culture Deck Practitioner and ICF certified coaches in the country. Host of Ei café with Azeem Podcast

Matt has guided EQ4Peace to schools, homes, and workplaces on 3 continents through speaking engagements and guest lectures. Matt has been teaching emotional intelligence (EQ) for over 35 years for his private company in the USA. He has given over 50 workshops and webinars including 8 universities & colleges, co-managed 15 EQ-related social media sites on Facebook and LinkedIn and been published in “Compass 2: All-in-One Integrated Skills and Grammar” by Sue Frame (Oxford University Press) and authored “Peace Through Emotional Intelligence (EQ): A Handbook for Creating Peace Inside and Around You” (Cyberwit.net).

I have been working in the Sales Department of Mediolanum Corporate University (MCU), since 1999 until present.

I have been working in a team denominated “Didactic & Digital Evolution”, as a staff member, since 2018 in collaboration with other 4 colleagues who joined MCU, after a long experience in Marketing or IT. This team was created to accelerate digital transformation and adopt new training methodologies, very strategic to respond to turbulent changes. Our team supports other 4 Areas (business, product, role development and compliance) by coordinating transversal activities, by ensuring synergies and alignment with business goals, by encouraging innovation and creativity.

Previously I was responsible for managerial training, so I have many certification in the soft skills area: I have been a ICF Certified coach since 2006. I am an emotional intelligence trainer certified Six Second, as practitioner, assessor, educator (in-school training). Today I use these skills in my daily activities at MCU because I am responsible for a community (Faculty MCU) which includes almost 100 members who are professional Managers or Private Bankers from the sales network. I identify skill gaps of Trainers in order to build meaningful learning programs and to measure their performance.

I am also responsible for special projects to support women who work in sales networks and encourage people to manage their own learning in order to maximise their potential, develop their skills, improve their performance.

Federica De Lucia è nata in Abruzzo (Italia) nel 1976. È laureata con lode in Giurisprudenza e ha conseguito un Master di II livello in Studi Storico-Artistici e di Tutela e Valorizzazione del Patrimonio Culturale e dell’Ambiente. Al Museo d’Arte dello Splendore per un quindicennio, ha collaborato all’organizzazione di eventi culturali e all’ideazione e realizzazione di progetti didattici rivolti alle scuole di ogni ordine e grado. È membro del Gruppo di progettazione della Fondazione Piccola Opera Charitas. È iscritta all’Albo degli Educatori professionali socio-sanitari. È certificata Educator e Practitioner e sta completando il percorso Assessor  Six Seconds.