InspirED School Marketers SPARKCAST

Deb Baum is the Senior Director of Communications and Strategic Institutional Marketing at The Bryn Mawr School [https://www.brynmawrschool.org/], an all-girls PK-12 school in Baltimore, Maryland. Deb previously worked in communications and media relations roles at Gilman School, The Rhode Island Foundation, and Brown University. Deb also has a background in journalism, having spent three years as a news writer for WBZ-TV in Boston as well as serving on the staff of 60 Minutes II and The Early Show in New York City. Deb enters the Five Year Club in 2024 as a Brilliance Awards judge [2024-judges].

Jan Abernathy Jan Abernathy is the Chief Communications Officer at The Browning School [https://browning.edu] and a member of the CASE Commission on Marketing and Communications and on the faculty of the CASE Academy. She was previously the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Elisabeth Morrow School and is the president of the New York City Independent Schools Communications Professionals group as well as a co-founder of the Black Advancement Network. Jan is a trustee of Grace Church School and Tessa International School. This is Jan’s third year as a Brilliance Awards judge [2024-judges].

Dr. David Willows is co-founder and strategic director at [YELLOW CAR] [https://www.yellowcar.io], a training and consulting firm designed to help schools stand out. Between 2005 and 2022, he was Director of Advancement at the International School of Brussels, Belgium. David is widely regarded as one of the most innovative practitioners in the field, helping to shape and define the future of Advancement in schools. He was recently listed as one of the world's Top 10 Global Education Influencers. An author and regular keynote speaker & trainer at international events around the world, David is passionate about helping schools advance in ways that are relevant for today’s educational landscape. David talks with InspirED today about his experience as a Brilliance Awards judge.

Colin Anson is the CEO and co-founder of Pixevety [https://pixevety.com/], a child image protection and photo storage solution that helps schools and parents manage and share photos and videos of children with state-of-the-art, real-time consent technology. With over 11 years of experience in the online media industry, Colin is a digital entrepreneur and a passionate advocate for children's digital privacy and safety. Colin's vision is to protect the digital identity of children and to reduce privacy and data breach risks for schools and parents. Colin has a proven track record of leading and growing innovative digital businesses, with skills in digital strategy and execution, business development, e-commerce, advertising, management, and marketing.

H. Watson Jordan Ed D.   Watson is an author, a lifelong educator, and a certified WHY.os trainer. His company, The Resilience Initiative [http://www.hashtagresilience.com/], promotes resilience around the world. Watson works with teams using the WHY Operating System to drive superior insight, understanding, and production. This algorithm guides the identification of individual and group zones of genius and explains how to leverage them.    As an author, his book Mine, Ours, and Yours: A Father's Journey through the Life and Death of a Child [https://www.amazon.com/Mine-Ours-Yours-Fathers-Journey/dp/1072548070], explores tragic despair and unearths hopeful resilience. His second book, Resilience: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Made Us Wiser and Stronger [https://www.amazon.com/Resilience-COVID-19-Pandemic-Wiser-Stronger/dp/B0948N3XFD], is a collection of essays from global leaders who provide thoughtful and powerful insight into how adverse conditions do indeed drive us to become wiser and stronger.    As a lifelong educator, Watson has developed and led programs in team-building, technology, and wellness. He engages with organizations of all types and especially values working with schools and nonprofits.    Watson’s podcast, #Resilience [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/watson-jordan], explores how knowing your WHY fortifies your resilience.