Faculty, students, and staff affiliated with the Berkeley School of Education will be participating in the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Annual Convention that will be held November 18–21, 2026, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We hope to see you there!
Presenters
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Alicia Arenas |
Rosanna Ayers |
Rebecca Cheung |
Alex Creer Kahn |
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Quennie Dong |
Jennifer Elemen |
Özge Hacıfazlıoğlu |
Aimee Heeren |
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Talia Leibovitz |
Jabari Mahiri |
Han Phung |
Lihi Rosenthal |
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Soraya Sablo Sutton |
Janelle Scott |
Aija Simmons |
Chris Thomas |
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Jose Eos Trinidad |
Veronica Valerio |
Melissa Virrueta-Peters |
Michelle Young |
Presentations
| Session title | Date | Presenters |
| Building Bridges Across Boundaries: Interdisciplinary, Interprofessional, and International Communities of Practice for Equity-Centered Leadership | Thu, Nov 19 | Ozge Hacifazlioglu, Melissa Virrueta-Peters, Michelle Young |
| Bridging Cross-Racial Unity and Leadership Through an Asian American Gallery Walk of Experiential Senses | Thu, Nov 19 | Rebecca Cheung |
| JSN Research Symposium Presentation 7: Professional Learning, Ethical Practice, and Leadership Preparation | Thu, Nov 19 | Alex Creer Kahn |
| Get to Know UCEA Program Centers 4 | Fri, Nov 20 | Michelle Young |
| UCEA Program Centers Director, Board of Directors, and Advisory Board Meeting | Fri, Nov 20 | Michelle Young |
| Leadership Preparation for Race and Racial Justice: Findings From Voices From the Field 5 | Fri, Nov 20 | Ozge Hacifazlioglu, Michelle Young |
| Relational Resistance: Affinity Groups as Professional Learning and Radical Healing for Leaders of Color | Fri, Nov 20 | Rebecca Cheung, Quennie Dong, Jabari Mahiri, Soraya Sablo Sutton, Melissa Virrueta-Peters |
| Policy Tensions and Leadership Practice: Civil Rights and Student Welfare | Fri, Nov 20 | Talia Leibovitz, Janelle Scott |
| Symbolic Leadership as a Lever for Uplifting the Efforts and Impact of Nontraditional Leaders | Sat, Nov 21 | Alicia Arenas, Rosanna Ayers, Ozge Hacifazlioglu, Aimee Heeren, Han Phung, Lihi Rosenthal |
| Educational Leadership in Technological Change: Leading With AI and Digital Tools | Sat, Nov 21 | Jennifer Elemen, Jabari Mahiri |
| Leading Across Levels: Governance, Organizational Learning | Sat, Nov 21 | Jose Eos Trinidad |
| Educating in Dangerous Times: A Call to Re-envision Public Schools in America | Sat, Nov 21 | Michelle Young |
| From Rhetoric to Reality: Using CPA to Bridge Research and Practice in Educational Leadership | Sat, Nov 21 | Michelle Young |
| Developing Justice-Oriented School Leaders: Praxis, Affect, and Critical Preparation | Sat, Nov 21 | Ozge Hacifazlioglu, Lihi Rosenthal, Chris Thomas, Michelle Young |
| Building and Bridging P-3 Leadership at the Intersection of Research and Practice Within Professional Learning Communities | Sat, Nov 21 | Rebecca Cheung, Jabari Mahiri, Chris Thomas, Aija Simmons |
| What Leaders Learn: Professional Development Opportunities and Supports | Sat, Nov 21 | Rebecca Cheung, Melissa Virrueta-Peters |
| From Anxiety to Advocacy: Courageous Leadership in Legally Contested Terrain | Sat, Nov 21 | Veronica Valerio |




















