{"id":1286,"date":"2026-04-04T20:47:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamiaiclub.com\/?page_id=1286"},"modified":"2026-04-04T22:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T22:38:39","slug":"edu-taskforce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/miamiaiclub.com\/index.php\/edu-taskforce\/","title":{"rendered":"Elementor #1286"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1286\" class=\"elementor elementor-1286\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49162d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49162d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94d2b3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e94d2b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n<title>Miami AI Club \u00b7 Education Task Force<\/title>\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,500;1,300;1,400&#038;family=DM+Sans:opsz,wght@9..40,300;9..40,400;9..40,500&#038;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<style>\n*, *::before, *::after {\n  box-sizing: border-box;\n  margin: 0;\n  padding: 0;\n}\n\n.maic-page {\n  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;\n  background: #faf9f6;\n  color: #0f0f0e;\n  font-size: 16px;\n  line-height: 1.6;\n  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\n  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;\n\n  --ink:        #0f0f0e;\n  --ink-80:     #2c2c2a;\n  --ink-60:     #5e5d5a;\n  --ink-40:     #888780;\n  --ink-30:     #b8b6b0;\n  --ink-15:     #d8d5ce;\n  --ink-08:     #ece9e3;\n  --ink-04:     #f5f3ef;\n  --gold:       #b09060;\n  --gold-mid:   #c4a870;\n  --gold-light: #d4b882;\n  --surface:    #faf9f6;\n  --white:      #ffffff;\n}\n\n.maic-nav {\n  padding: 1.75rem 5rem;\n  display: flex;\n  justify-content: space-between;\n  align-items: center;\n  border-bottom: 0.5px solid var(--ink-30);\n  background: var(--surface);\n  position: sticky;\n  top: 0;\n  z-index: 200;\n}\n\n.maic-nav-wordmark {\n  font-size: 11px;\n  font-weight: 500;\n  letter-spacing: 0.2em;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  color: var(--ink);\n}\n\n.maic-nav-meta {\n  font-size: 11px;\n  letter-spacing: 0.12em;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  color: var(--ink-60);\n  font-weight: 300;\n}\n\n.maic-inner {\n  max-width: 1100px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  padding: 0 5rem;\n}\n\n.maic-section {\n  padding: 6rem 0;\n}\n\n.maic-section-label {\n  font-size: 11px;\n  letter-spacing: 0.2em;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  color: var(--gold);\n  font-weight: 500;\n  margin-bottom: 1rem;\n}\n\n.maic-divider {\n  border: none;\n  border-top: 0.5px solid var(--ink-15);\n  margin: 0 5rem;\n}\n\n.maic-display {\n  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;\n  font-weight: 300;\n  line-height: 1.08;\n  letter-spacing: -0.02em;\n  color: var(--ink);\n}\n\n.maic-display em,\n.maic-headline em,\n.maic-footer-headline em {\n  font-style: italic;\n  color: var(--gold);\n}\n\n.maic-headline {\n  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;\n  font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px);\n  font-weight: 300;\n  line-height: 1.15;\n  color: var(--ink);\n}\n\n.maic-body {\n  font-size: 15px;\n  line-height: 1.75;\n  color: var(--ink-60);\n  font-weight: 300;\n}\n\n.maic-body + .maic-body { margin-top: 1.1rem; 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}\n  .maic-section { padding: 4rem 0; }\n  .maic-hero { padding: 5rem 0 4rem; }\n\n  .maic-hero-grid,\n  .maic-two-col,\n  .maic-strategic-grid,\n  .maic-footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; }\n\n  .maic-pillars,\n  .maic-focus-grid,\n  .maic-diff-grid,\n  .maic-for-grid,\n  .maic-members-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n\n  .maic-diff-grid { gap: 2.5rem; }\n\n  .maic-hero-headline { font-size: clamp(38px, 10vw, 54px); }\n  .maic-hero-sub,\n  .maic-footer-sub { max-width: 100%; }\n\n  .maic-timeline-item {\n    grid-template-columns: 80px 1px 1fr;\n    gap: 0 1.25rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n<div class=\"maic-page\">\n\n  <nav class=\"maic-nav\">\n    <span class=\"maic-nav-wordmark\">Miami AI Club &middot; Education Task Force<\/span>\n    <span class=\"maic-nav-meta\">Initiative Overview &mdash; 2026<\/span>\n  <\/nav>\n\n  <div class=\"maic-hero\">\n    <div class=\"maic-inner\">\n      <div class=\"maic-hero-grid\">\n\n        <div class=\"maic-hero-left\">\n          <p class=\"maic-hero-label\">Miami AI Club &middot; Education Task Force<\/p>\n          <h1 class=\"maic-hero-headline maic-display\">Where AI in Education<br>Moves Into <em>Practice.<\/em><\/h1>\n          <p class=\"maic-hero-sub\">A curated, operator-led initiative working with real institutions to turn AI in education from fragmented experimentation into structured, responsible implementation.<\/p>\n          <span class=\"maic-hero-differentiator\">Real Classrooms &mdash; Real Institutions &mdash; Real Implementation<\/span>\n          <br>\n          <a href=\"#get-involved\" class=\"maic-cta-text\">Request an Introduction &rarr;<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"maic-hero-stats\">\n          <div class=\"maic-stat-block\">\n            <div class=\"maic-stat-number\">2+ Yrs<\/div>\n            <div class=\"maic-stat-label\">From early exploration to active implementation<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-stat-block\">\n            <div class=\"maic-stat-number\">3 Pillars<\/div>\n            <div class=\"maic-stat-label\">Research &middot; Pilots &middot; Executive Roundtables<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-stat-block\">\n            <div class=\"maic-stat-number\">Miami-Based<\/div>\n            <div class=\"maic-stat-label\">Built locally with frameworks designed to travel<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <hr class=\"maic-divider\">\n\n  <div class=\"maic-inner\">\n    <div class=\"maic-section\">\n      <p class=\"maic-section-label\">Overview<\/p>\n      <div class=\"maic-two-col\">\n\n        <div>\n          <h2 class=\"maic-headline\">An execution layer,<br>not a <em>discussion forum.<\/em><\/h2>\n          <br>\n          <p class=\"maic-body\">The MAIC Education Task Force was built around a practical question: <strong>What does responsible AI adoption in education actually look like when real institutions have to implement it?<\/strong><\/p>\n          <p class=\"maic-body\">That answer does not come from theory alone. It comes from teachers, school leaders, pilots, governance questions, institutional constraints, and the discipline to document what works and what does not.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"maic-body\">This task force exists to close the gap between AI conversation and educational reality.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div>\n          <p class=\"maic-section-label\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\">Why It Exists &middot; Why Now<\/p>\n          <ul class=\"maic-why-list\">\n            <li><strong>The adoption gap is widening.<\/strong> AI tools are entering learning environments faster than schools can build the frameworks to govern them.<\/li>\n            <li><strong>Educators need practical guidance.<\/strong> Most institutions are being asked to react before they have a model for responsible implementation.<\/li>\n            <li><strong>Classroom reality matters.<\/strong> This work is grounded in actual school environments, not abstract assumptions about how adoption should happen.<\/li>\n            <li><strong>Miami is well positioned.<\/strong> Its institutional diversity, civic energy, and cross-sector connectivity make it a credible place to test what can later be adapted elsewhere.<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <hr class=\"maic-divider\">\n\n  <div class=\"maic-inner\">\n    <div class=\"maic-section\">\n      <p class=\"maic-section-label\">What We&rsquo;ve Built<\/p>\n      <div class=\"maic-two-col\">\n\n        <div>\n          <h2 class=\"maic-headline\">A deliberate evolution<br>from exploration to <em>implementation.<\/em><\/h2>\n          <br>\n          <p class=\"maic-body\">The task force has developed in stages. Each phase has been used to deepen the work, strengthen the practitioner base, and move from conceptual discussion toward deployable models.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div>\n          <div class=\"maic-timeline\">\n\n            <div class=\"maic-timeline-item\">\n              <div class=\"maic-timeline-year\">Year One<\/div>\n              <div class=\"maic-timeline-line\"><\/div>\n              <div class=\"maic-timeline-content\">\n                <div class=\"maic-timeline-title\">AI &amp; Emotional Learning<\/div>\n                <div class=\"maic-timeline-body\">Early work focused on the human side of AI in education &mdash; the teacher-student relationship, emotional development, and the principle that AI should augment learning rather than flatten it.<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"maic-timeline-item\">\n              <div class=\"maic-timeline-year\">Year Two<\/div>\n              <div class=\"maic-timeline-line\"><\/div>\n              <div class=\"maic-timeline-content\">\n                <div class=\"maic-timeline-title\">Roundtable + Whitepaper<\/div>\n                <div class=\"maic-timeline-body\">The first MAIC education roundtable brought together educators, technologists, and institutional leaders. The output was a whitepaper that moved the conversation from general enthusiasm to concrete classroom and governance questions.<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"maic-timeline-item\">\n              <div class=\"maic-timeline-year\">Current Phase<\/div>\n              <div class=\"maic-timeline-line\"><\/div>\n              <div class=\"maic-timeline-content\">\n                <div class=\"maic-timeline-title\">Research, Pilots, and Structured Implementation<\/div>\n                <div class=\"maic-timeline-body\">The task force now operates through research and evidence building, pilot execution with partner institutions, and executive roundtables designed to surface practical blockers and accelerate responsible adoption.<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <hr class=\"maic-divider\">\n\n  <div class=\"maic-inner\">\n    <div class=\"maic-section\">\n      <p class=\"maic-section-label\">Current Work &middot; Three Pillars<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"maic-pillars\">\n        <div class=\"maic-pillar\">\n          <div class=\"maic-pillar-number\">01<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-pillar-title\">Research &amp; Evidence<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-pillar-text\">Building a grounded body of evidence on AI in education through whitepapers, structured observations, and practitioner-led analysis focused on readiness, emotional learning, teacher adoption, and implementation quality.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"maic-pillar\">\n          <div class=\"maic-pillar-number\">02<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-pillar-title\">Real-World Pilots<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-pillar-text\">Supporting pilot programs in learning environments to test responsible AI integration, including teacher workflows, student feedback systems, and classroom-level deployment models with measurable outcomes.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"maic-pillar\">\n          <div class=\"maic-pillar-number\">03<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-pillar-title\">Executive Roundtables<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-pillar-text\">Convening selected leaders across education, technology, and policy to convert fragmented perspectives into actionable frameworks, stronger partnerships, and documented next steps.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"maic-focus-grid\">\n        <div class=\"maic-focus-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-focus-icon\">In Development<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-focus-title\">AI Readiness Framework<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-focus-text\">A structured framework to help schools assess whether they are truly prepared for AI adoption across infrastructure, culture, teacher readiness, governance, and student usage patterns.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"maic-focus-card dark\">\n          <div class=\"maic-focus-icon\">In Development<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-focus-title\">Responsible AI Playbook<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-focus-text\">A living implementation guide shaped by roundtables, pilot insights, and real classroom observations &mdash; designed for leaders who need practical direction, not abstract principles.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"maic-dark-band\">\n    <div class=\"maic-inner\">\n      <p class=\"maic-section-label\">What Makes This Different<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"maic-diff-grid\">\n        <div>\n          <div class=\"maic-diff-not\">Academic Abstraction<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-diff-is\">Practitioner-Led Execution<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-diff-text\">This work is informed by educators, operators, and institutional partners dealing with implementation in real conditions, not just observing it from a distance.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div>\n          <div class=\"maic-diff-not\">Vendor-Driven Agenda<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-diff-is\">Independent Infrastructure<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-diff-text\">The task force is not built to sell a product. Its value comes from helping institutions make better decisions about adoption, governance, and implementation quality.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div>\n          <div class=\"maic-diff-not\">Open-Ended Community<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-diff-is\">Curated Working Group<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-diff-text\">Participation is selective. The goal is not volume. The goal is signal, trust, and the ability to move serious work forward with the right people in the room.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"maic-pull-quote\">\n        <p class=\"maic-pull-quote-text\">&ldquo;This is not a think tank. It is an execution layer &mdash; a place where AI in education is tested, clarified, and made operational.&rdquo;<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"maic-inner\">\n    <div class=\"maic-section\">\n      <p class=\"maic-section-label\">Strategic Direction<\/p>\n      <div class=\"maic-strategic-grid\">\n\n        <div>\n          <h2 class=\"maic-headline\">Building Miami into a<br>credible <em>testbed.<\/em><\/h2>\n          <br>\n          <p class=\"maic-body\">The long-term opportunity is larger than a local initiative. The frameworks, pilot learnings, and governance models developed through this task force are meant to become exportable references for institutions beyond Miami.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"maic-body\">That includes building a stronger bridge between local implementation and broader AI readiness conversations in education, as well as contributing practical guidance to the institutions that have to make adoption decisions now.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"maic-body\"><strong>Trust, authorship, and identity in AI-assisted learning environments<\/strong> are also becoming central questions. As AI enters assessment, writing, and classroom workflows, schools will need better models for accountability and verification.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"maic-body\">The task force is positioning Miami as a place where those questions are not just discussed &mdash; they are worked through in practice.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div>\n          <p class=\"maic-section-label\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\">Alignment Priorities<\/p>\n          <ul class=\"maic-why-list\">\n            <li><strong>Institutional readiness.<\/strong> Helping schools and colleges assess what responsible adoption actually requires before scaling tools across learning environments.<\/li>\n            <li><strong>Portable frameworks.<\/strong> Creating playbooks and models that can travel beyond one city or one school system.<\/li>\n            <li><strong>Cross-sector trust.<\/strong> Bringing together education, technology, and governance perspectives so implementation does not outrun accountability.<\/li>\n            <li><strong>Measured progress.<\/strong> Building from pilots, documentation, and practitioner feedback rather than slogans or one-off demos.<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <hr class=\"maic-divider\">\n\n  <div class=\"maic-inner\">\n    <div class=\"maic-section\">\n      <p class=\"maic-section-label\">Who This Is For<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"maic-headline\">Designed for people who are<br>actually responsible for <em>implementation.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n      <div class=\"maic-for-grid\">\n        <div class=\"maic-for-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-for-role\">School &amp; District Leaders<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-for-desc\">Decision-makers navigating AI adoption, governance, faculty alignment, and institutional readiness across K-12 environments.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"maic-for-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-for-role\">Higher Education Leaders<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-for-desc\">Universities and colleges seeking practical implementation models around teaching, assessment, policy, and operational readiness.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"maic-for-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-for-role\">Educators &amp; Practitioners<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-for-desc\">Teachers and education operators who want grounded frameworks shaped by classroom reality rather than top-down assumptions.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"maic-for-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-for-role\">Builders, Policymakers &amp; Partners<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-for-desc\">Organizations contributing tools, governance thinking, research, or implementation support aligned with responsible AI adoption in education.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <hr class=\"maic-divider\">\n\n  <div class=\"maic-inner\">\n    <div class=\"maic-section\">\n      <p class=\"maic-section-label\">Members<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"maic-headline\">A curated group of educators, operators,<br>and AI leaders.<\/h2>\n\n      <div class=\"maic-members-grid\">\n\n        <div class=\"maic-member-card lead\">\n          <div class=\"maic-member-initials\">NS<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-name\">Nima Schei<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-affiliation\">Founder, Miami AI Club &middot; Founder, Hummingbirds AI<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-bio\">Leads the task force with a focus on real-world AI implementation, identity, trust, and governance across education and other regulated environments.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"maic-member-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-member-initials\">SZ<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-name\">Sara Zargaran<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-affiliation\">Operations &amp; Execution<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-bio\">Supports partnerships, coordination, and execution across task force initiatives, helping move ideas into structured action.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"maic-member-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-member-initials\">SN<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-name\">Dr. Susan Neimand<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-affiliation\">Co-Lead, Education Task Force<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-bio\">Brings deep expertise in education leadership and helps translate AI into meaningful, practical outcomes for classrooms and institutions.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"maic-member-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-member-initials\">TL<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-name\">Teri Logan<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-affiliation\">Education Leadership<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-bio\">Contributes an educator\u2019s perspective on institutional strategy, adoption, and how AI can be integrated without losing the human core of learning.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"maic-member-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-member-initials\">JR<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-name\">Dr. Jila Rezaie<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-affiliation\">Miami Community Charter School<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-bio\">Leads real-world classroom experimentation and helps ground the task force in the operational realities of school-level implementation.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"maic-member-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-member-initials\">TS<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-name\">Tarja Stephens<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-affiliation\">Workforce &amp; Education Transformation<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-bio\">Brings a strategic view on how AI in education connects to workforce readiness, institutional relevance, and future-of-work outcomes.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"maic-member-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-member-initials\">BD<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-name\">Bogdan Daraban<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-affiliation\">Barry University<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-bio\">Supports higher education collaboration and helps align task force initiatives with broader academic institutions and leadership ecosystems.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"maic-member-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-member-initials\">ET<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-name\">Erika Twani<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-affiliation\">Author &amp; Global Education Thought Leader<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-bio\">Contributes a globally informed perspective on human development, educational transformation, and the long-term implications of AI for learning.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"maic-member-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-member-initials\">AV<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-name\">Ankit Virmani<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-affiliation\">Applied AI Strategy<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-bio\">Brings structured thinking around applied AI systems, implementation architecture, and how emerging tools can scale responsibly in institutional settings.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"maic-member-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-member-initials\">PA<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-name\">Pedro Santos Acosta<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-affiliation\">Engineering &amp; Technology Leadership<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-bio\">Adds a systems-level perspective on infrastructure, technical deployment, and what sustainable implementation requires behind the scenes.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"maic-member-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-member-initials\">SI<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-name\">Steve Iglesias<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-affiliation\">Mary Brickell Academy<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-bio\">Brings K-12 school leadership perspective and helps shape practical, school-level pathways for AI adoption and innovation.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"maic-member-card\">\n          <div class=\"maic-member-initials\">EL<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-name\">Emily Luskinde<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-affiliation\">Responsible Data Usage<\/div>\n          <div class=\"maic-member-bio\">Contributes expertise in responsible data practices, helping ensure AI integration in education remains ethical, credible, and fit for institutional use.<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"maic-footer\" id=\"get-involved\">\n    <div class=\"maic-inner\">\n      <div class=\"maic-footer-grid\">\n\n        <div>\n          <p class=\"maic-section-label\" style=\"color: rgba(176,144,96,0.65);\">Get Involved<\/p>\n          <h2 class=\"maic-footer-headline\">Built for the right partners,<br>not for <em>everyone.<\/em><\/h2>\n          <p class=\"maic-footer-sub\">The task force is designed for institutions, educators, and aligned partners who want to contribute to serious implementation work around AI in education. 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