Meet Our Exhibitors

  • Valdez Educational Services

    Valdez Educational Services provides direct services for Foster/Homeless kiddos in any district in California. It's academic Tutoring/Mentoring. We are open 7 days a week and go to the homes, shelters, park, motels, schools, and anywhere our students need us.

    Aaron Valdez, President

    aaronv@valdezeducation.com

    https://www.valdezeducation.com/

  • Bark for Schools

    Bark for Schools provides comprehensive emergency response tools to help keep your students safe. Our powerful AI scans student Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 accounts (including emails, chats, files and web browsing) for potential issues like suicidal ideations, inappropriate images/videos, cyberbullying, weapons threats, etc - in real time, 24/7/365!

    Michael Swaine, Regional Vice President

    michael.swaine@bark.us

    www.bark.us

  • McKinney-Vento.org

    We provide in-depth training on the McKinney-Vento Act and best practice strategies to liaisons and staff.

    Our training, resources, and data tools have proven to increase district capacity, improve identification rates up to 2x, and better support eligible students for over 20,000 liaisons across the country.

    We're here to boost your expertise with our comprehensive training. We've trained over 138,000 staff members in 38 states to master the Mckinney-Vento Act, and we're here to help you seamlessly document, monitor, and report on students facing homelessness with our integrated system.

    Abby Biro, Training Success Coach

    abby@mckinney-vento.org

    www.mckinney-vento.org

  • Soluna

    Soluna is an all-in-one mental health app that offers 24/7 support to all California youth ages 13 to 25. Powered by a collaboration between Kooth and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Soluna offers free, instant access to 1:1 coaching, self-help resources, moderated forums, and more. Available on iOS and Android, Soluna is a step toward a brighter, healthier future for youth. No cost. No pressure. Always anonymous.

    Jivan Muradian, Lead Marketing Coordinator

    jmuradian@kooth.com

    https://solunaapp.com

  • HopSkipDrive

    HopSkipDrive is a technology company that solves complex transportation challenges where there is a heightened need for safety, equity, and care. We do this in two ways: First, through a marketplace where we arrange care-centered transportation, connecting kids, older adults, or anyone needing extra support to highly-vetted caregivers on wheels. Second, we build software and offer advisory services that solve the biggest transportation challenges facing schools and school districts around the country.

    Jennifer Daraseng, Regional Account Manager

    swalter@hopskipdrive.com

    hopskipdrive.com