Khayree Bey (he/him), M.Ed., is 2021 Colonial School District/McCullough Middle School Teacher of the Year and 2019 SHAPE Delaware’s Health Teacher of the Year. He is on the Delaware Senate Standards Board, Delaware State Education Association Trainer Cadre, as is a Gift Global Delaware Save Lives Foundation Trainer. Khayree currently implements an equity-based, trauma and poverty-informed culturally responsive approach to teaching students, community, and Colonial staff in the art of MBSR, Kemetic yoga (200YTT), and other self-care practices. He serves on his district's Equity Audit Committee as well as their Educators of Color Council which focuses on equity and the underrepresented population in teaching by recruiting, assisting, and maintaining educators of color.

Athea Davis (she/her) is a mindfulness educator at KIPP Texas Public Schools, and a coach, speaker, and writer dedicated to guiding kids and adults to re-ignite their inner spark. She holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Policy and Leadership, is a Texas Certified Educator, an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500), and a Children’s Registered Yoga Teacher. She’s the author of Today’s Gonna Be Awesomesauce: Daily Meditations for Youth, Parents & Families and the creator of an affirmation + art card deck. Athea owns Sol Sense Yoga, a mindfully-infused education and leadership company, where she leads live mindfulness trainings + digital courses for leaders, educators, and parents. She is the host of the rising education podcast, Mindful Living with Athea Davis. 

Dr. Matt Dewar (he/him), former COSEM board president, has served as an educator, SEL specialist, and well-being coordinator at Lake Forest High School, IL for close to two decades, introducing students, athletes, and colleagues to research-based mindfulness and self-care practices through workshops, academic courses, school-wide programs, and professional development. Matt has also worked with collegiate and professional athletes and consulted with school districts nationally on implementing mindfulness and well-being programming. Matt is the author of The Mindful Breathing Workbook for Teens: Simple Practices to Help You Manage Stress and Feel Better Now and Education and Well-Being: An Ontological Inquiry. He has been featured on TEDx, NPR, and the National Wellness Institute.

Lindsey J. Frank, M.Ed. is a children’s book author and a Mindfulness-Based SEL Specialist who partners with teachers and school communities to develop heart-centered classrooms. Additionally, she is a part-time special educator for CCSD59 in Illinois. Her experience includes collaboratively developing the SEL department within her school district as the former districtwide Climate and SEL Coach. She has been a Learning Behavior Specialist, interventionist, and educator working with ages ranging from early learning through junior high. Her master’s degree is in Educational Leadership and Supervision and has an ELL endorsement. She is a certified yoga, meditation, and mindfulness teacher for adults and children with an inclusive healing-centered focus, and is working on her integrative coaching accreditation. She developed The Butterfly Within, LLC to support schools on their resilience wellness journey and is dedicated to being a changemaker within education. 

Gina G. Harris (she/her), MBA, MAT, is an educator, restorative justice practices facilitator and trainer, and the founder of the Unity Dialogues, a circle process where students and adults learn from each other and grow from authentic, open dialogue about race and unity development. She is a Culture and Climate Coach in the Oak Park and Ridge Forest School District in IL. Gina chairs the Illinois Education Association’s Human and Civil Rights Committee, where she has implemented statewide measures to ensure and promote diverse involvement of educators in leadership. She is also a member of the National Education Association's board of directors, where she co-created and leads the training for the board on institutionalized racism, the school-to-prison pipeline, and implicit bias.

Tovi Scruggs-Hussein (she/her), COSEM board president,  is a visionary, healer, and award-winning urban educator with almost 30 years of leadership and transformation experience. She is internationally recognized for her signature approach of Leadership Do-ing to Leadership BE-ing and Emotionally Intelligent Equity & Inclusion.  She is a recognized leader in meditation, resilience, and self-mastery, was highlighted by Mindful Magazine, and is on a mission to heal our systems through her unique integration of leadership development, racial healing, and trauma-responsive resilience. She founded Racial Healing Allies™, a movement to create truly inclusive schools and organizations. She is a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator and co-teaches the trauma-informed leadership course at Mills College.