Huda Essa is the founder of Culture Links, a multiservice organization focused on providing a variety of high-quality, authentic cultural proficiency learning opportunities. She is a TEDx speaker, author of the children's books Teach Us Your Name and Common Threads: Adam's Day at the Market, and a former teacher and multilingual education specialist. Huda provides consulting, keynotes, and interactive learning opportunities for education professionals from preK–12 through higher education. Huda's award-winning work supports students as well as professionals in businesses, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. Her dedicated leadership is driven by the belief that cultural proficiency is a worthy, lifelong education benefiting people of all ages, social identities, and careers.