"I have known Dr. Kecia Ray for several years and witnessed her skill-set across the diverse landscape of U.S. education. Kecia's talent for understanding complex education business and practice issues and the subsequent implications they may/may not have on respective parties is, unparalleled. Her relationships, across the U.S., run deep and provide meaningful opportunities - for all involved. I recommend Kecia without reservation as so many in and outside of the American classroom explore the 'next' in our industry. We need innovative voices grounded principally in the notion that what we have, as a collective, launches us from a 'half-full' perspective - Dr. Ray embodies this mantra daily."