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2022 Yass Prize Miami Accelerator Industry Experts

The 2022 Yass Prize Semifinalists are invited to an exclusive in-person accelerator in Miami, Florida to culminate their four week bootcamp experience. Semifinalists will engage with and learn from Yass Prize alumni, mentors, business leaders, and investors with the goal of honing their three minute pitch for the panel of judges at the end of the week. We are thrilled to introduce our 2022 Yass Prize Miami speakers. 

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2022_BlueRibbonJudge_Pat-Brantley

Patricia Brantley

CEO of Friendship Schools
Yass Prize Fellow

2022_Accelerator_Jeb-Bush

Jeb Bush

Chairman, ExcelinEd

2022_Accelerator_Renee-Delos-Santos

Renee Delos Santos

Marcom Lead, The Times Group

2022_Accelerator_Mike-Hoque

Mike Hoque

CEO, Hoque Global

2022_Accelerator_Manny-Diaz

Manny Diaz

Education Commissioner, State of Florida

2022_BlueRibbonJudge_Jamie Candee

Jamie Candee

CEO, Edmentum

2022Accelerator_Michael-Moe

Michael Moe

Founder and CEO, GSV

2022_Accelerator_Michael-Sorrell

Michael Sorrell

President, Paul Quinn College

2022_Accelerator_Jane-Swift

Jane Swift

Operating Partner, The Vistria Group

2022_BlueRibbonJudge_Christopher

Christopher Simmonds

Principal, CARE Elementary

2022_BlueRibbonJudge_Sung-Ae-Yang

Sung-Ae Yang

Co-Founder, Rock by Rock

2022_Accelerator_Fernando-Zulueta

Fernando Zulueta

Founder and CEO, Academica

2022_BlueRibbonJudge_Taylor-Shead

Taylor Shead

CEO of STEMuli
Yass Prize Fellow

2022_Accelerator_Antonio-Roca

Antonio Roca

Managing Director, Academica Virtual Education

2022_Accelerator_Michael-Carter

Michael Carter

Founder and CEO, BizEquity

2022_Accelerator_Debi-Crimmins

Debi Crimmins

Senior Vice President, Advocacy and External Affairs, Edmentum

2022_Accelerator_Jason-Mitchell

Jason Mitchell

Leadership, Advocacy, and External Affairs, Edmentum

2022_BlueRibbonJudge_Sam Caucci

Sam Caucci

Founder & CEO, 1Huddle

2022_Accelerator_Marty-McClure

Marty McClure

Director, Corporate Strategy, Edmentum

Jeff

Jeffrey Imrich

Co-Founder, Rock by Rock

2022_Accelerator_Jeanne-Allen

Jeanne Allen

Founder and CEO, The Center for Education Reform

2022_BlueRibbonJudge_Rob-Blevins

Rob Blevins

Executive Director, Discovery Center of Springfield

2022_Accelerator_Michael-Musante

Michael Musante

Executive Vice President, Center for Education Reform

Being a part of the [Yass] family confirmed that what I'm doing is right,

focusing on what we know is important for kids really works, and having a network of people now that also agree was super huge.

Kenisha Scaggs
Founder,
SOAR Academy

The Yass Prize is truly changing the landscape of education options across the nation,

and I couldn't be more grateful for what it's done for us, and helping us serve more students and families.

Diana Diaz-Harrison
Founder,
Arizona Autism Charter Schools

Education is one of the most fundamental pillars for democratizing opportunities for success that we have in our society.

It’s thanks to organizations like the Yass Prize that our children are going to have a better tomorrow.

Francis X. Suarez
Mayor,
City of Miami

The Yass Award is about celebrating and rewarding those who make students the priority.”

Kevin Stitt
Governor,
Oklahoma

The Yass Prize process has created an awareness of the education freedom movement within churches and communities.

It's given us an opportunity to start critical discussions with our congregations, parents, community leaders and members, about the laws that govern education in Pennsylvania.

Pastor Joshua Robertson
Founder & Executive Director,
Black Pastors United for Education

There is absolutely zero downside to being a part of this network by submitting your application and what you will encounter is unlike any other grant.

It's actually mind blowing. I really see myself as an education entrepreneur, but this expanded me.

Diana Diaz-Harrison
Founder,
Arizona Autism Charter Schools

Believe in your mission… Ground yourself… Never give up…

Sal Khan
Founder,
Khan Academy

The Yass Prize is centered around ensuring that this [program] provides you a stepping stone...

We don’t want you to rinse, wash, repeat. We want you to build and sustain.

Jeanne Allen
Founder & CEO, Center for Education Reform ,
Director, Yass Foundation for Education

Yass brought us together, creating opportunities to create an educational universe within which we can look at education differently…

we have to find academic experiences that represent neuro-divergent learners, kids who want to learn about gaming, who want to do stuff online, who dropped out of school.

Dr. Steve Perry
Head of Schools,
Capital Preparatory Schools

We have a tremendously transformative model that could stand for a little disruption.

The Yass experience has given us “permission” to do exactly that.

Kelby Woodard
President & CEO,
Cristo Rey Network

The Yass Prize has brought together such diverse leaders

from all different demographics, all different states, all different service provider types that you can learn from.

Taylor Shead
Founder and CEO,
STEMuli Studios

Being a part of this experience has amplified the access we can give to our students in a way that nothing has, and the access is just critical.

The Yass Prize is almost like Burning Man for education reform.

Cris Gulacy-Worrel
Vice President,
Oakmont Education, 2022 Yass Prize Finalist

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