Our dynamic speakers are available to inspire your educators at in-person or virtual events.
Like our professional learning, our speaking engagements lie in the intersection of grade-level standards, content knowledge, aligned curriculum, and equitable instructional practices.
We believe that we are responsible for using our collective voice to shift mindsets that propel us to dismantle inequities within the education system. It starts with us checking our beliefs and our actions and how they're amplified in our intentions. It continues with an intentional focus on equity instead of perpetuating the system of inequitable educational outcomes for our students. And we're here to talk about it.
Our speakers are available for a variety of speaking engagements, such as keynotes, panel discussions, IG Lives, and podcast episodes. Our keynotes are typically 30 minutes and we offer them as pre-recorded videos, live within a virtual platform, or live in-person. We also offer a Q&A session after the keynote.
Our Expert Speakers

Lacey Robinson
President and Chief Executive OfficerAs President and Chief Executive Officer of UnboundEd, Lacey Robinson sets the organization’s vision for equity-driven national change as she carries the pride and tears of her enslaved ancestors and the native sons and daughters of this sacred land to this work. While continually monitoring the design, delivery, and quality of UnboundEd’s antiracist work, Robinson concurrently maintains the nonprofit’s health, sustainability and future-driven vision for what teaching and learning can be in the 21st century.
Robinson engaged with industry partners to support standards-aligned, content-focused, equity-driven adult professional learning and development from the organization’s infancy as its Chief of Program and Engagement. She also supported vital design and execution elements for UnboundEd’s signature professional learning opportunity, the illustrious Standards Institute. Robinson’s contributions led to the rapid growth of the organization and positioned UnboundEd as industry leaders. Robinson spearheaded migrating this work into a virtual space during the pandemic to meet the needs of educators.
As a teacher, principal, and staff development specialist, Robinson maintained a focus on literacy, equity, and school leadership for more than two decades. Her life’s work aims to help educators in school systems disrupt systemic racism and all of its legacies in classrooms. Inspired by Langston Hughes, her path is to build temples for tomorrow, as strongly and bravely as she knows how, and to ensure that future generations can stand freely within themselves to be whomever they choose to be. As CEO, Robinson pursues this passion by leading an organization known for the highest integrity in professional development.
Lacey Robinson powerfully delivers poignant messages to inspire systemic change.

Rolanda Baldwin
Vice President, MathematicsRolanda Baldwin has worked in mathematics education for nearly 2 decades as a middle and high school math teacher, a math instructional coach, and a district-level math curriculum coordinator at Guilford County Schools in North Carolina. She began her career at UnboundEd as a math specialist before transitioning to the math director role. Currently, as vice president of mathematics, Rolanda coordinates development across all UnboundEd math programs. Rolanda also contributes to organizational strategy, cross-functional workstreams, and external partnerships. She is passionate about everyone being a “math person” and is committed to influencing the systems and structures to support educators in providing grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful™ math instruction.

Valery Dragon
Vice President, Leadership Programs
Andrea Hancock
Deputy Chief, Program Design and DevelopmentA career educator, Andrea Hancock has served in several capacities within the district where she was educated during her formative years: Baltimore City Public Schools. Andrea worked as elementary school teacher, instructional coach, principal, network lead and instructional leadership executive director charged with supervising principals across a network of PreK-8 schools. Andrea transitioned from the district to lead the Baltimore division of the Emerging Leaders Program at New Leaders, and served as an advisor for the Transforming Teams program. Currently, Andrea is the deputy chief, program design & development at UnboundEd, overseeing the staff who design and develop the cohort, math, ELA, leadership and teacher prep programs. Andrea also supports organizational strategy, cross-functional work streams and external partnerships. Andrea holds a Masters of Arts in Education from University of Maryland, Baltimore County and was a member of the Baltimore New Leaders Principal Program, Cohort 6.

Sierah Tyson
Senior Director, Cohort ProgramsAs a senior director at UnboundEd, Sierah Tyson drives the vision, design, and strategy for UnboundEd's two leadership development programs, the System Leaders Academy™ and the Equity Influencer Residency™. In her previous role as director, she led the development of content, trained cohort facilitators and coaches, and configured the learning management system for over 250 participants. She is a former English Language Arts specialist and supported the development of The UnboundEd Planning Process™, Standards Institute, and other partner work. Prior to UnboundEd, Sierah was a secondary English teacher in Detroit, Michigan, where she was also a Michigan Education Policy Fellow. She holds a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and received her Master's in Education from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Sierah also curated The Education Nomad project, where she traveled around the United States to capture best practices and amplify teacher voices via blog. Sierah proudly coordinates UnboundEd's Woman of Color Affinity group and The Kindness Project, which both aim at empowerment, wellness, and unity.

Brandon White
Specialist, English Language ArtsBrandon White is a former middle school ELA teacher and Restorative Practices educator for the Rochester City School District. As a student, Brandon found that he could connect with the instruction through the language and culture of hip-hop; as an educator, he would provide cultural relevance and responsiveness through pedagogy and content. As an ELA specialist, Brandon selects, adapts, and sequences open educational resources, as well as supports the creation of professional development materials and resources. In addition to providing these elements via traditional school settings, he has worked for seven years as a servant leader intern and site coordinator for Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools Summer Literacy Programs located in Rochester. He has also advocated for these practices through his participation in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Teacher Advisory Council and through providing professional development at BMGF-sponsored Elevate and Celebrate Effective Teaching and Teachers (ECET2) Conferences.