Tia Gaines is a consultant, writer, and conference speaker who devotes herself to advocating for diversity, unity, and belonging within Christian education as well as innovation and technology. She has served in education for over 20 years, including time teaching internationally, and in both suburban and urban contexts. Tia has created curriculum and resource material on the topic of cultural humility, as well as intercultural competency, dialogue, and reflection with a specific love and passion for urban education, community engagement, and school partnerships. She also works in the Office of Social Equity and Community at the University of Pennsylvania where she created and leads the Equity in Action Visiting Scholars program. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and serves as a Flourishing Schools Institute faculty member. Tia and her husband Joel reside in Philadelphia where her husband leads The City School. They have four children: Josiah, Hosanna, Eliana, and Adoniah.