Brian Dinkins is CEO of the Center for Empowering Education, an organization that helps equip K-12 administrators, teachers and students with the tools and skills to create a positive school culture that improves social, emotional and academic outcomes. Raised by a single mother in the inner city of Indianapolis, he didn’t perform well academically in high school. With the support of teachers, coaches and mentors, he earned a B.A. from Purdue, where he played football for the Big Ten Champion Boilermakers. Brian has served as a teacher, coach and principal in urban settings at a traditional public school, two charter schools and at a faith-based school. He is the creator of Emotionally Intelligent Practices and an associate professor and Director of Experiential Program for Preparing School Principals (EPPSP) at Butler University.
