Dr. Lisa Miller

Moderator

Lisa Miller is the President of The Collaborative for Spirituality in Education and Professor of Psychology and Education at Columbia University, Teachers College. She is the Author of “The Spiritual Child; The New Science of Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving.” In addition she founded The Spiritual Mind Body Institute at Columbia.

Dr. Julian Bull

Panelist

The Rev. Canon Julian P. Bull is the third headmaster of Campbell Hall (est. 1944), an Episcopal school in Los Angeles, California with 1130 students in grades K-12. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, his Master’s in Philosophy from Boston College, and his Master’s in Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary.

Dr. Anne Marie Krejcarek

Panelist

 In her 30 plus years in education, Dr. Ann Marie Krejcarek has served in three Pre K-12 schools each with a focus on the whole child – mind, body and spirit. Each of these schools varied geographically and emerged from different core faith traditions. She currently is the President of Schools of the Sacred Heart-San Francisco and is in her 7th year in this role.

Sharif El Mekki

Panelist

For the past six years, El-Mekki has been the proud principal at Mastery Charter School-Shoemaker Campus, a neighborhood public charter that serves 750 students in grades 7-12. 

El-Mekki’s career has been based on the idea that all children should at least be afforded the educational experiences that they would desire for their own children. 

David Ballard

Panelist

Dr. Lisa Miller

Moderator

Lisa Miller is the President of The Collaborative for Spirituality in Education and Professor of Psychology and Education at Columbia University, Teachers College. She is the Author of “The Spiritual Child; The New Science of Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving.” In addition she founded The Spiritual Mind Body Institute at Columbia.

Dr. Julian Bull

Panelist

The Rev. Canon Julian P. Bull is the third headmaster of Campbell Hall (est. 1944), an Episcopal school in Los Angeles, California with 1130 students in grades K-12. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, his Master’s in Philosophy from Boston College, and his Master’s in Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary.

Dr. Anne Marie Krejcarek

Panelist

 In her 30 plus years in education, Dr. Ann Marie Krejcarek has served in three Pre K-12 schools each with a focus on the whole child – mind, body and spirit. Each of these schools varied geographically and emerged from different core faith traditions. She currently is the President of Schools of the Sacred Heart-San Francisco and is in her 7th year in this role.

Sharif El Mekki

Panelist

For the past six years, El-Mekki has been the proud principal at Mastery Charter School-Shoemaker Campus, a neighborhood public charter that serves 750 students in grades 7-12. 

El-Mekki’s career has been based on the idea that all children should at least be afforded the educational experiences that they would desire for their own children. 

David Ballard

Panelist

Robin Young

Moderator

Robin Young brings more than 25 years of broadcast experience to her role as host of Here & Now. She is a Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker who has also reported for NBC, CBS and ABC television and for several years was substitute host and correspondent for “The Today Show.”

Robin has received several Emmy Awards for her television work, as well as cable’s Ace Award, the Religious Public Relations Council’s Wilbur Award and the National Conference of Christians and Jews Gold Award. She has also received radio’s regional Edward R. Murrow Award.

Dr. Walter Fluker

Panelist

Professor and minister Walter Fluker was born on August 26, 1951 in Vaiden, Mississippi. He served in U.S. Army as a Chaplain’s Assistant from 1971 to 1973, received his B.A. degree in philosophy and biblical studies from Trinity College in 1977, and M.Div. degree in 1980 from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Fluker completed his Ph.D. degree in social ethics at Boston University, in 1988. 

Drawing on the work of Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr., Fluker says that in a global community it is important for religious leadership to be both reflective and active in compassionately negotiating various ethical viewpoints.

Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker

Panelist

Mary Evelyn Tucker is a Senior Lecturer and Research Scholar at Yale University where she has appointments in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies as well as the Divinity School and the Department of Religious Studies. She teaches in the joint MA program in Religion and Ecology and directs the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale with her husband, John Grim. 

Dr. Sam Crowell

Panelist

Sam Crowell is professor emeritus from California State University, San Bernardino where he was the recipient of both the Outstanding Teaching Award and the Outstanding Professional Accomplishments Award.  He is the founder of the Masters Program in Holistic and Integrative Education and a founding member of the Network in Spirituality and Education. 

Dr. Judd Kruger-Levingston

Panelist

Dr. Judd Kruger-Levingston is the Director of Jewish Studies at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy and the author of Sowing the Seeds of Character: The Moral Education of Adolescents in Public and Private Schools.  He teaches that instead of offering sermons, precepts, and prescriptions, educators can most effectively instill moral intelligence through example, critical thinking and role-playing exercises, and real-world applications outside the classroom. He founded The Derech Eretz Council in his school based on six core values: Honor, Honesty, Humility, Modesty, Community and Fellowship. 

Robin Young

Moderator

 Robin Young brings more than 25 years of broadcast experience to her role as host of Here & Now. She is a Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker who has also reported for NBC, CBS and ABC television and for several years was substitute host and correspondent for “The Today Show.”

Robin has received several Emmy Awards for her television work, as well as cable’s Ace Award, the Religious Public Relations Council’s Wilbur Award and the National Conference of Christians and Jews Gold Award. She has also received radio’s regional Edward R. Murrow Award.

Dr. Walter Fluker

Panelist

Professor and minister Walter Fluker was born on August 26, 1951 in Vaiden, Mississippi. He served in U.S. Army as a Chaplain’s Assistant from 1971 to 1973, received his B.A. degree in philosophy and biblical studies from Trinity College in 1977, and M.Div. degree in 1980 from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Fluker completed his Ph.D. degree in social ethics at Boston University, in 1988. 

Drawing on the work of Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr., Fluker says that in a global community it is important for religious leadership to be both reflective and active in compassionately negotiating various ethical viewpoints.

Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker

Panelist

Mary Evelyn Tucker is a Senior Lecturer and Research Scholar at Yale University where she has appointments in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies as well as the Divinity School and the Department of Religious Studies. She teaches in the joint MA program in Religion and Ecology and directs the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale with her husband, John Grim. 

Dr. Sam Crowell

Panelist

Sam Crowell is professor emeritus from California State University, San Bernardino where he was the recipient of both the Outstanding Teaching Award and the Outstanding Professional Accomplishments Award.  He is the founder of the Masters Program in Holistic and Integrative Education and a founding member of the Network in Spirituality and Education. 

Dr. Judd Kruger-Levingston

Panelist

Dr. Judd Kruger-Levingston is the Director of Jewish Studies at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy and the author of Sowing the Seeds of Character: The Moral Education of Adolescents in Public and Private Schools.  He teaches that instead of offering sermons, precepts, and prescriptions, educators can most effectively instill moral intelligence through example, critical thinking and role-playing exercises, and real-world applications outside the classroom. He founded The Derech Eretz Council in his school based on six core values: Honor, Honesty, Humility, Modesty, Community and Fellowship. 

Dr. Linda Lantieri

Panelist

Linda Lantieri, MA has been in the field of education for over 40 years in a variety of capacities: classroom teacher, assistant principal, director of a middle school in East Harlem, and faculty member at Hunter College in New York City. She is a Fulbright Scholar and internationally known speaker in the areas of Social and Emotional Learning, Contemplative Teaching and Learning and Mindfulness in Education.

Dr. Noelle Witherspoon Arnold

Panelist

Dr. Noelle Witherspoon Arnold is an associate professor and the director of the EdD Program in the Department of Educational Studies at The Ohio State University.  A former administrator at the district and state level, Dr. Arnold currently serves as a consultant throughout the U.S. advising districts in data analysis, cultural mediation, and STEM leadership. She is president of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) and the first African American female to serve in this capacity for UCEA. 

Dr. Arnold has nine books published or in press and serves as the series editor of New Directions in Educational Leadership and assistant editor of the International Journal of Leadership in Education.  Dr. Arnold is a two-time nominee for both the Jack Culbertson Award for UCEA and Division A Emerging Scholar Award (AERA). She has served as an expert on issues in urban schooling and religion and education for NPR and other news outlets.

Dr. Maurice Elias

Panelist

Dr. Maurice J. Elias is a professor in the Psychology Department at Rutgers University, director of the Rutgers Social-Emotional Learning Lab, and academic director of the Collaborative Center for Community-Based Research and Service at Rutgers.

Prof. Elias lectures nationally and internationally to educators and parents about students’ emotional intelligence, school success, and social-emotional and character development. He is a recent recipient of the Sanford McDonnell Award for Lifetime Achievement in Character Education.