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 OfficerLacey Robinson is the president and CEO of UnboundEd, and the chair of the Board of CORE Learning. As CEO, Robinson sets the organization’s vision for transforming instruction for students at the margins. She is a former teacher, principal, and professional development specialist who has focused on literacy, equity, and school leadership for more than 25 years. Her life’s work aims to enable educators to disrupt systemic inequities in their school districts and classrooms.
As CEO of UnboundEd, Robinson is responsible for overseeing UnboundEd’s health, sustainability, and vision for how engaging, affirming and meaningful grade-level teaching can transform teachers’ experiences and student learning. In 2022, she also led the merger of UnboundEd, Pivot Learning, and CORE Learning under the UnboundEd banner — creating the nation’s largest K–12 educator development organization focused on improving teaching and learning for underserved students.
Robison is a leading national voice on disrupting the predictability of students’ educational outcomes, and was named to 2023’s Forbes 50 Over 50 list in recognition of her innovative leadership. Her new book, Justice Seekers: Pursuing Equity in the Details of Teaching and Learning, released in July 2023, is a love letter to teachers inspiring us all to recognize that “justice is found in the details of teaching and learning®.” She frequently serves as a keynote speaker and is featured on Emily Hanford’s 2022 “Sold a Story” podcast.
She is a proud graduate of Florida A&M University and Teachers College, Columbia University.
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.