Ari Gerzon-Kessler

Ari Gerzon-Kessler is author of On The Same Team: Bringing Educators and Underrepresented Families Together, a groundbreaking book which won the gold medal for the Best Education Book of 2024.  Ari has 25 years of experience in education (K-12), as a principal and bilingual teacher and, since 2017, the leader of the Family Partnerships department for a 56-school district in Colorado. 

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In 2006, Ari was a recipient of the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund. As principal, his school received the Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Award in 2013. His leadership efforts to strengthen partnerships with underrepresented families and dismantle unjust practices was featured in Education Week in 2015. 

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Ari is a sought after national and international presenter, coach, and keynote speaker. He enjoys leading highly engaging adult professional learning and training sessions, as well as coaching individuals and teams. Ari has extensive experience leading SEL trainings that foster high levels of student and teacher engagement and well-being. His primary offerings center around equipping schools and districts with high impact school-family partnership practices that help them create a more inclusive and connected school community, including the Families and Educators Together team model that is a proven approach to strengthening trust and communication between school staff and underrepresented families.

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Bring Ari to your staff to build student, staff, family and community connections!