AARON J.GRIFFEN

Aaron J. Griffen, Ph.D. is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University in Texas where he earned BAs in English and History and his Masters in Educational Administration. He is a P-12 practitioner scholar with over 21 years as a middle school English teacher, assistant principal, and high school principal. Dr. Griffen currently serves as the VP of Diversity Equity and Inclusion at DSST Public Schools in Denver, Colorado. In addition, Dr. Griffen is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Prosperity Educators, LLC, where his services include leadership coaching, professional, personal, and organizational development, and principal intern coaching with Teachers College – Columbia University. 
Dr. Griffen has presented his work in African American educational lobbying, P-12 Practitioner Scholarship, and Diversity Equity and Inclusion at major conferences, including the American Educational Research Association (AERA). He has publications in the American Journal of Qualitative Research, the National Journal of Urban Education and Practice, Intersections: Critical Issues in Education, and the Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (JELPS).  Dr. Griffen has two books pending release in the Fall of 2020: The Power of a Praying Principal: An Attitude of Faith, Hope, Meaning, Purpose, and Spirituality in Schools and Challenges to Integrating Diversity Equity and Inclusion Programs in Organizations. Connect with Dr. Griffen @DrAaronJGriffen and at www.draaronjgriffen.com.