Dr. Bingham is the 2018 president-elect of the American Psychological Association. She has previously served on the American Psychological Association (APA) Board of Directors as well as The Council of Representatives for the Society of General Psychology (Division 1 of APA) and the Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17 of APA). Dr. Bingham is also a former president of APA’s Division 17. Her primary practical and scholarly passions include the power of inclusion, multicultural vocational psychology, ethics, and living well in a diverse society. She was also award the Janet E. Helms Award for Mentoring and Scholarship at the 2008 Winter Roundtable.

Professor Jennifer Boylan, author of fifteen books, is the inaugural Anna Quindlen Writer in Residence at Barnard College of Columbia University. She also serves as the national co-chair of the Board of Directors of GLAAD, the media advocacy group for LGBT people worldwide. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Kinsey Institute for Research on Sex, Gender, and Reproduction.

In her keynote session entitled "Gender and Resistance", Professor Boylan will discuss the roles of gender and difference in the experience of teachers, writers, and students, and the way a willingness to accept change can be a force for good.

The Civic Participation Project (CPP) is an interdisciplinary hub that brings together participatory work from across the Teachers College campus, and was co-founded by Drs. Yolanda-Sealey Ruiz, Lalitha Vasudevan, and Laura Smith. CPP considers how university communities can serve as think-tanks for effectiveness and wellness for changing society. According to this initiative, by encouraging voice, promoting participation, inviting collaboration, and valuing diverse sources of knowledge, universities can model a participatory living-learning-working community for a changing nation's consideration.

Dr. Inman is the current president of the Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17 of the American Psychological Association [APA]). She is also a Fellow in Division 17 (Counseling Psychology), Division 29 (Advancement of Psychotherapy) and Division 45 (Ethnic Diversity) of APA. Her scholarly interests include multicultural competencies and social justice in supervision and training, international psychology, South Asian immigrant diasporic identity, and mental health disparities.

Carmen Perez has dedicated 20 years to advocating for many of today's important civil rights issues, including mass incarceration, gender equity, violence prevention, racial healing and community policing. As the Executive Director of The Gathering for Justice, a nonprofit founded by legendary artist and activist Harry Belafonte, Carmen has crossed the globe promoting peace through civil and human rights, building alternatives to incarceration and violence, and providing commentary and guidance for state and federal policy creation. Carmen’s most recent work is her role as the National Co-Chair of the Women’s March on Washington drew over 5 million people across the globe who marched in resistance of hatred and bigotry, affirming women of all identities’ rights as human beings. In 2017, Carmen was named one of Fortune’s Top 50 World Leaders and one of TIME’s most influential people.