Alan Wong has dedicated his life to helping youth, educators, and communities to grow. He began his career in education, working as a reading tutor in the South Seattle neighborhood where he grew up. Over the last 20 years, he’s worked as a lead facilitator and trainer with innovative youth development organizations. He’s led professional development training for educators around the world. As a facilitator for Sound Discipline, Alan helps educators and administrators implement trauma-informed strategies while building connection, equity, and social-emotional skills within classrooms. Alan also helps educational leaders work towards broader systems change and address unjust institutional structures in ways that are both honest and generative.  Alan has been committed to working toward equity and bringing diverse cultures and communities together since his early days.