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Named Educational Pioneer by San Diego Magazine and one of their 50 people to watch, Griffith’s career has focused on creating equitable schools. She was founding principal of Millennial-Tech Middle, and founding Executive Director of еᶾCivic High. CNN Money named еᶾCivic High one of the top 41 most innovative K-12 schools in America.

After a nationwide search, Griffith was appointed as Inaugural Executive Director/Superintendent of The Preuss School UC San Diego by Chancellor Pradeep Khosla.

Griffith is a featured educator and to date, is the only educator in San Diego to have opened three new schools.

Jon Siapno is reshaping college counseling for first-generation, low-income students through AI/ML technology. His work at Making Waves Education Foundation expands access to college counseling in California, where the student-to-counselor ratio is alarmingly high, and personalized guidance is scarce. Jon's academic credentials include a bachelor's degree in education from NYU Steinhardt and post-baccalaureate studies at Teachers College, Columbia University. His experience in New York City Public Schools helped him earn his teaching credential, a foundation that informs his commitment to public education.