With a Ph.D. in social cultural studies in education, Dr. Olsen has been an educator, a writer, and an advocate for half a century. Dr. Olsen has Designed and led demonstration projects, and evaluation projects in English learner and immigrant education – with a strong emphasis on educational equity. She has written dozens of books, articles, and reports on effective schooling for language minority children and on equity-centered school reform. She is the child of a writer and has been an avid reader since her early years. For 20 years, Dr. Olsen has led California Tomorrow, a nonprofit organization focused on equity and diversity. She is the Founder and directed the Sobrato Early Academic Language Model, a Founding board member, and is now, acting president of Californians Together – a coalition for an educational system that is funded and structured so every child will have full access to high-quality 21st-century education and will graduate from our public schools fully prepared for success in college and career and full civic participation. Links: The National Committee for Effective Literacy https://multilingualliteracy.org/ NCEL White Paper: Toward Comprehensive Effective Literacy Policy and Instruction for English Learner/Emergent Bilingual Students https://secureservercdn.net/50.62.174.75/v5e.685.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/21018-NCEL-Effective-Literacy-White-Paper-FINAL_v2.0.pdf