Brenda Elliott, EdD, is Chief of Equity in DC Public Schools, where she led the development of the district's equity framework and oversaw the launch of Adelante, the district's first Latino/Latinx Leadership Summit, and the establishment of Anti-Racist Educator University (ARE-U). She serves as an adjunct professor in American University's Antiracist Administration, Supervision, and Leadership (ARASL) graduate certificate program. With 30 years of experience as a public school educator, Elliott works nationally to build and connect with equity leaders and to support women and people of color. Her awards include National Alliance of Black School Educators' Principal of the Year and the AASA Dr. Effie Jones Humanitarian Award.