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Conference Registration Fees:
Early Bird (by 2/28/20) = $295/person
Regular = $325/person
Max Capacity for Conference = 570
SPEAKER BIOs
Dr. Kyle Reyes
Dr. Kyle A. Reyes currently serves as Vice President of Student Affairs at Utah Valley University (UVU)—the largest university in the state of Utah with over 40,000 students. From 2014-2017, Dr. Reyes served as UVU’s Chief Diversity Officer and led the development and implementation of UVU’s nationally-recognized Strategic Inclusion plan consisting of nearly 40 initiatives focused on making UVU a more inclusive campus. He has been at UVU for 16 years in various offices and programs: TRIO Upward Bound, GEAR UP, Multicultural Student Services, Student Success & Retention, and the Office of the President. Dr. Reyes is also an Associate Professor of Education at UVU and teaches courses in Multicultural Education, Family & Community Partnerships, and Arts-based Integration. His research focuses on arts based student empowerment; leadership for equity and access; and institution-wide inclusion and diversity strategic planning. Kyle serves on the Board of Directors for The United Way of Utah County, American Indian Services and the national organization of Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education. Dr. Reyes serves on the Utah Governor’s Multicultural Commission and was the co-chair of the College Access Network for the Utah System of Higher Education. Dr. Reyes has received a number of awards including: UVU’s Board of Trustees Award; the Exemplary Educator for Diversity Award from the National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME); Inclusion Cultivates Excellence Award from CUPA-HR, Utah Valley Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40; and the top 50 Diversity Executives in the Nation from Diversity MBA Magazine. Kyle received his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy from the University of Utah and was the recipient of the Bennion Morgan Fellowship.
Erin Jones
Erin Jones is a nationally-recognized classroom teacher and administrator. She earned recognition as the WA Milken Educator of the Year in 2008. She was a White House Champion of Change in 2013. She is also a lifetime athlete. She attended Bryn Mawr College on an academic scholarship but also played Division III soccer and basketball, holding records in both sports until just recently. Erin had two children, took in a niece, and then was invited to tryout for both the Seattle Storm and the Portland Fire WNBA teams. She was interviewed by NBA Live for being “the oldest woman with the most children” to try out that year. Her tryout in Portland led to an invitation to serve as captain and translator for the American team in a series of exhibition games against the Mexican Olympic Team in Mexico City during the summer of 2000 at 30 years old. Erin continued to play in men’s and women’s basketball leagues until she decided to run for public office. Erin was the first Black woman in WA to run statewide, a race she lost in 2016 by less than 1%. She has spent the last 2 years doing school assemblies, keynote speeches at conferences and training educators and non-profit organizations in culturally-responsive practice and equity. Erin speaks 4 languages (English, French, Spanish, Dutch).
Michael Miller
Michael Miller, largely focusing on effective communication, inspiration, teambuilding and enhancing self-awareness and group/solo effectiveness, strives to bring his bold, challenging approach and energetic sense of fun to all of his speaking engagements. Michael has had a great deal of experience in the spotlight, spending over 200 nights a year traveling the nation to groups as varied as human resources departments, student organization leaders, freshman parents and large corporations. Michael received his B.A. in English from Fairfield University and his M.A. in Public Administration from Framingham State College. He worked for two decades at six college and university campuses in an array of different positions that include Residence Hall Director, Multicultural Director and Assistant Dean of Students, and he also has experience working for United Airlines as a reservationist and trainer. Michael has also contributed to the book Lessons From the Road: Inspirational Insights by Leading Speakers in Higher Education (2008) and was co-author of The NOW Factors of College Success. (2009)