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Kindness is the core value of leadership

25 years leading schools and districts. Now she helps yours hold steady.

Kindness is often misunderstood as softness in leadership. In reality, it is a disciplined expression of emotional regulation, clarity, and accountability. In educational environments where demands are high and emotional load is constant, regulated leadership shapes the stability of teams and the experience of students.

This keynote work explores how leadership behavior influences trust, communication, and collaboration across schools and districts. Educators examine how everyday interactions either strengthen or destabilize culture, and they leave with practical tools to regulate under pressure, navigate difficult conversations, and align performance with human capacity.

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Trusted by

Washingtonville Central School District
Poughkeepsie City School District
Capital One
Robertson Foundation
Acosta Institute
TEDx Newburgh
Jacksonville Public Education Fund
Independence Care System
Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition New York
LSU
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For education audiences

When educators are regulated, students rise.

The focus is not on surface level positivity, but on building leadership practices that protect both people and outcomes in complex school systems.

Schools deserve more than survival mode. Our education keynotes equip leaders and educators with tools to stabilize culture and sustain student outcomes.

Trauma-informed practice

Beyond compliance and checklists. Equip school communities to lead with empathy and care, and to build cultures that hold under pressure.

Steadier school leadership

Practical regulation routines for principals and district leaders navigating crisis, public scrutiny, and community strain.

Built for the whole community

K-12 teachers and school staff, school and district leadership, higher ed faculty and administrators, student support services and counselors.

Dr. Ebony Green on the TEDx Newburgh stage

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TEDx Newburgh

Dr. Ebony Green has shared the TEDx stage on reciprocal leadership: the ebb and flow of teaching, building, and grace. A credit she carries into every educator audience she speaks to.

Core themes

Keynote topics built for educators.

Each crafted to support the whole human behind the educator.

Education keynote

Building Systems of Care for Transformational Leadership

Self-care, group-care, and system-care as a trauma-informed framework for school leaders.

This keynote dives into the crucial role of self care and collective care in transformational leadership, with a special focus on trauma informed care. Participants explore three interconnected levels of care, self, group, and system, understanding how nurturing each contributes to school and district leaders thriving professionally and emotionally.

Best for

  • district leadership institutes
  • principal academies
  • education conferences
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Education keynote

Merging Theory and Practice to Create Sustainable Change

Structure, process, and mindset as the three elements of equitable progress.

In order to achieve and sustain equitable excellence, three elements must be in place: the structure to achieve that excellence, the process to take the necessary steps to it, and the mindset that will not quit. Participants walk away with a deeper understanding of each core element, ready to enact new ideas in their school environment.

Best for

  • school improvement summits
  • equity leadership convenings
  • district planning sessions
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Education keynote

Self-Talk: Reimagining Purpose and Communication with Yourself

Examine how belief systems become innovation accelerators or hidden barriers in education.

During this talk, teachers and principals engage in a process of reflection to examine how their belief systems evolve over time and serve as opportunities or barriers that lead to innovation. Participants gain strategies that support them to align their words to actions as part of cultivating equitable principles in themselves and their communities.

Best for

  • educator wellness retreats
  • professional development series
  • leadership coaching cohorts
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Education keynote

Advice to My Adolescent Self: Three Keys Moving into Your Future

Three messages students carry into adulthood. Built to dismantle self-limiting beliefs.

In this talk, we share three key messages that students can take with them on their journey into adulthood. Each message is intended to help tear down self limiting beliefs that could become barriers if not explored in young adulthood:

Three messages to carry into adulthood:

  • Your most important relationship is with yourself.
  • Mistake making moves you closer to success.
  • Love yourself as you love your best friend.

Best for

  • student assemblies
  • graduation events
  • youth leadership conferences
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Education workshops

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Tell us about your school, district, or convening. We will follow up with availability, fees, and a conversation about whether we are the right fit.

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  1. Send a quick brief

    Tell us about the event and what you want people to walk away with.

  2. Hear back within two business days

    With availability and a time to talk. We share fee ranges on that call.

  3. Scope it on a 20-minute call

    We settle the format and timeline together.