Colleen Toomey (she/her/hers) received her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz and her Master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration from the University of Vermont. She has nearly 15 years of experience in education, with a particular focus on social justice and inclusion work. Colleen currently works as a Principal Analyst for the Western Educational Equity Assistance Center in Denver, a US Department of Education grant that focuses on civil rights work in K-12 school districts. Her passion lies in creating equity-minded learning experiences for educators.