Saturday, January 31st, 2026 - WABE Institute - Click here for more information
UNC Charlotte visit
February 16th, 2026 - Author's Visit Dr. Erik Byker's class is reading my book "If You Only Knew" and I will be sharing with his class a little more than what they read in my book!
FOHL Harrisburg NC
Saturday, February 21, 2026 - Author & Artist Fair at the Harrisburg library branch in Concord, NC.
Reading Night at Charles E. Boger Elementary School in NC
February 24th - Special guest speaker and reader at the annual reading night at Bogar Elementary School in Concord, NC I'll be sharing my story as well as a read-aloud from my picture book series, #MillysJourneySeries
Charlotte Bilingual Preschool (Big Dreams) 2026
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026 - Keynote presentation at the Charlotte Bilingual Preschool's signature fundraising event
Robeson, County Schools
Tuesday, March 31st, 2026 - Keynote presentation
UNC Charlotte
Monday, May 6th, 2026 - Keynote at The NC Teaching Fellows Graduation Celebration - Book signing too, since every teacher is receiving a copy of my book "If You Only Knew."
Phi Beta Delta - Honor society for International Scholars
Monday, June 1st, 2026 - Keynote presentation at the 40th anniversary of the PBD annual conference, taking place at UNC Charlotte
Cabarrus County School Summer Leadership Camp 2026
June 2026 - invitation to share a keynote presentation at the annual summer leadership meeting
2026 Immigrant Student Success
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 - Keynote presentation for the annual virtual Immigrant Student Success conference. Stay tuned for more information HERE
TNTP Opportunity Makers Project (VA)
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026 - EL Framework Launch at George Mason University - Hosted by Prince William County Schools
RCCC Adult ESL Class
Monday, September 14th, 2026 -- Presenting to RCCC's adult ESL students who have read my book this year.
UNC Charlotte Teacher 2 Teacher annual conference
Featured speaker at the 2026 UNC Charlotte Teacher 2 Teacher annual conference - Saturday, September 19th, 2026
Multilingual Conference in IN (WVEC)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2026 - 3 breakout sessions at the annual conference - “Rooted in Growth: Strong Foundations, Blooming Futures" - in West Lafayette, IN.
NABE 2027
February 18th - (2027) Featured speaker at the National Association for Bilingual Education’s (NABE) 56th Annual Conference at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
2027 WAVE Annual Conference (tentative)
Saturday, May 1st, 2027- Keynote presentation 2027 WABE Annual Conference in Bellevue, WA