Alpachino Hogue is the Senior Strategic Advisor to the Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools. This May, he will complete his Doctorate in Education Leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His personal story as a first-generation college graduate, combined with experiences working in college admissions and as a leader within the out-of-school learning space, has helped Chino develop a keen understanding of the challenges facing students from marginalized populations. He believes that young people are thinkers, and learners, and can be the solvers our society needs -- no matter where they start out in life. Chino envisions learning experiences that aim to teach, inspire, embolden, and support students, as well as the adults who love and care for them, as they continue the fight for equity and justice by challenging the convention and mediocrity they see in this world.