Key Sessions

Amanda Ensor is a content expert and passionate educational leader with 20 years of experience in public education. She currently serves as an independent professional learning consultant for her company, It Takes A Village, llc. and is a FACE (Family and Community Engagement) Specialist with Scholastic Inc. In this role, she supports districts and schools throughout the nation with the implementation and enhancement of the best practices for family and community engagement.

Amanda has her Administration Certification, a Master's Degree in Elementary Reading and Literacy, and a Bachelor's Degree in Human Development and Learning with a focus in K- 8 education. Within her 20 years in education, she taught 5th, 2nd, and 4th grade and was selected as the Queen Anne's County Maryland Teacher of the Year in 2013. Most recently, Amanda served as the Title I Family Engagement Specialist for Queen Anne's County Public Schools on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Amanda has developed and led professional development on topics that greatly impact all stakeholders in education and most importantly, student success. She has been a leader at the state and national level as a featured presenter for organizations such as the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), Maryland ELL Family Involvement Network (MELLFIN), Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC), National Center for Families Learning (NCFL), and National Association of Family School and Community Engagement (NAFSCE). In addition, she presented at the 2022 National ESEA conference and 2022 National Family Engagement Summit. Ultimately, her goal is to help school communities cultivate practices that improve relationships between home and school and guarantee the support that a student needs to be successful, both academically and in life.

• Areas of Expertise
• Family and Community Engagement
• Professional Development, Coaching and Mentoring
• Educational Leadership (Admin Certified)
• Project Management
• Title I Compliance
• Teaching Children and Adults

Dr. Warren Hilton is Onondaga Community College's (OCC) ninth President. Prior to OCC, Dr.Hilton served as the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs at Kutztown University, Dean of Enrollment Management at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) and prior to CCP, he was the Associate Dean for Student and External Affairs, and Assistant Professor at the Drexel University School of Public Health. Additionally, Dr. Hilton worked at a number of higher education institutions including University of Maryland-College Park, Johns Hopkins University, Stevenson University, and Moravian College. His corporate experience includes working at Johnson and Johnson, DuPont, and Coretech Consulting. Dr. Hilton currently serves on the board of the Central New York Community Foundation andCenter State CEO, and previously served as the board chair on the HealthSpark Foundation. Dr. Hilton earned his Doctor of Education from Drexel University and his Master of Arts in Student Affairs in Higher Education and Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Young-chan Han, a passionate advocate for family engagement, has significantly impacted her field. Having immigrated from Korea to the U.S. at age 12, she has dedicated over 25 years of experience in family engagement, language access, and leadership development. Her career has been marked by her work at the local, district, and state educational institutions and non-profit organizations. Her passion lies in empowering and equipping immigrant parents, educators, and community members to advocate for linguistically and economically challenged families. As a founding member of the Maryland English Language Learning Family Involvement Network (MELLFIN), she currently serves as the MELLFIN Board President.

Han's publication, "Stages of Immigrant Parent Involvement-Survivors to Leaders," framework (2012), has been shared nationally to build the capacity of educators to effectively engage immigrant families in education. Han also spearheaded the MSDE's publication A Guide to School for Families of English Learners (2020) and was a lead author for the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium publications Building Leaders: An Educator's Guide to Family Leadership (2023) and Lessons Learned: A Resource Guide to Support AAPI Students (2022).