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David Adams

Chief Executive Officer
The Urban Assembly
United States

David is the Chief Executive Officer at the Urban Assembly and Board Member at CASEL, USA.

David Adams is the Chief Executive Officer of the Urban Assembly, USA. David served as the SEL Chair at the International Conference on Transformative Education for Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development 2022.

He started with the Urban Assembly in 2014 as the Director of Social-Emotional Learning, where he created the Resilient Scholars Program (RSP), a unique approach to integrating SEL into curriculum and classroom practices across the UA network. RSP has grown into a national program, serving schools and districts in Los Angeles, Houston, Syracuse, and other cities. As the Senior Director of Strategy, David led the expansion of the organization into a model provider of school support, with an emphasis on innovation and equity in public education.

In 2021, David received the Champion of Equity Award from the American Consortium for Equity in Education. David sits on the board of CASEL and is an author of The Educator’s Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence, and a co-author of the textbook, Challenges to Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs in Organizations. He is a Civil Affairs Officer in the Army Reserve and holds an M.Ed in Educational Psychology from Fordham University.

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