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Dr. Jacqueline Sanderlin is an acclaimed educator, author, and international speaker with over 30 years of experience serving underserved school districts. She is the author of The Why Not Challenge: Say Yes to Success with School-Community Partnerships, published by Scholastic, Inc. Throughout her career, Dr. Sanderlin has established more than 350 global community partnerships to support youth and expand opportunities for student success.

Her work and impact were featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, inspiring NBC’s reality series School Pride. She currently serves on the executive board of The Goldie Hawn Foundation’s MindUP program and as a steering committee member for SEL4CA (Social Emotional Learning Alliance for California).

Dr. Sanderlin has delivered keynote addresses for organizations and conferences including Digital Hollywood, The Big Ideas Fest, the Amazon Women’s Leadership Summit, Microsoft Education All-Staff Meeting, the California Bilingual Education Conference, and the California State Counselors Conference, among many others. She previously served as K–12 Leadership Executive Manager at Apple Inc.

Today, Dr. Sanderlin is the Founder and CEO of The Why Not Incubator and ImpactLeader Enterprises. She travels the globe inspiring individuals, companies, and organizations to reimagine what’s possible—challenging them to ask the powerful question: “Why not?”