ANAHEIM FEATURED SPEAKERS
ALEXANDER GONZALEZ
AVID 7th Grade Student
Leona Jackson Middle School
Paramount, CA
CRYSTAL LI
AVID 10th Grade Student
El Toro High School
Lake Forest, CA
DAVID ALLEN
AVID Educator
Santiago High School
Garden Grove, CA
OUR EMCEE
SAM BELSAN
Social Studies Teacher
Coleman Environmental Magnet Middle School
Wichita, KS
Why I’m an Emcee
I want to share my passion and excitement about AVID with everyone who will listen! As an Emcee, I get to help make the connection between the inspiring stories we hear from students and educators and the AVID work that took place to set these amazing possibilities into action. AVID Summer Institute brings together the best educators from across the country, and I am eager to help showcase the amazing things happening in the lives of AVID students and educators. It is always fun to be with AVID educators and feel the joy in the room. I cannot wait to spend time celebrating the life-changing work of AVID!