Vision

The GET.A.VOICE™ Project envisions school communities where respectful language is central to academic learning and social interactions and where students feel safe, valued, and connected.

Mission statement

The GET.A.VOICE™ Project achieves its vision by providing schools with the framework and tools to proactively address the impact of language by empowering students to be leaders, to make a difference, and to be voices of courage and respect in their interactions and in their lives.

Advisory Board

Donald Mc Pherson
Founder and Executive Director
Sports Leadership Institute
Adelphi University, NY
Get.A.Voice™ Partner

Judith Gordon
Strategic Communications Advisor
Weber Shandwick Worldwide
Los Angeles, CA

Paul Grafer
Program Coordinator
Student Athlete Leadership Team (SALT)
Adelphi University, NY

Tom Lyon
Director
Community Learn and Serve America, NY

John Mince, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Hofstra University
Guidance Counselor, Three Village Central School District, NY

Roberta Richin
Staff and Curriculum Development Specialist and Author
Connecting Character to Conduct, NY

Patricia Rose
Retired Middle School Principal
Educational Consultant, NY

Maria C. Seddio, M.A., LMFT
Founder
CORPTALK, NJ

Charol Shakeshaft, Ph.D.
Professor
Foundations, Leadership and Policy Studies
Hofstra University