Speaker Biography

Le Shaun Quander-Mosley is the CEO and Founder of QED Inc., an education and economic development consulting and lobbying firm based in College Park, MD.  Le Shaun has been an educator for over 25 years, serving as a classroom mathematics teacher, department chair, school administrator, and central office administrator in both public and private school systems in Washington, DC, and Maryland. As a consultant with a national firm, America’s Choice, Le Shaun worked with school leadership and staff delivering professional development to hundreds of teachers, improving classroom instruction and pedagogy in reading and mathematics, enhancing school leadership capacity, and improving student outcomes.

Most recently, Le Shaun served as the Director of Assessment, Research, and Planning for the Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools where she oversaw the implementation of computer-adaptive assessments and online testing platforms, strategic planning, policy, and cutting-edge research, including completion of the first-ever correlational study of Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools versus public schools in Washington, DC, Prince George’s County, Montgomery County, Charles County, Calvert County, and St. Mary’s County, Maryland.

Le Shaun is an adjunct professor in the Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering Department at the College of Southern Maryland. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia, a graduate certificate from the UVA Darden School of Business, and she is a former fellow at Harvard University’s Center for Education and Policy Research-Strategic Data Project. For two years, Le Shaun traveled the country consulting with LEAs and SEAs helping them to leverage their data in addressing educational priorities and challenges. In 2019, Le Shaun was named Distinguished Alumni from her alma mater, Elizabeth Seton Catholic High School, for her exceptional work as an educational leader. Le Shaun was appointed by the Governor of Maryland to serve on the State Democratic Central committee in 2022 and she was voted in as Treasurer.

Le Shaun’s consulting and lobbying firm, QED Inc. is the producer of the National Returning Citizens Conference, which is in its fifth year, sponsored by the 400 Years of African American History US Federal Commission. Through QED Inc., Le Shaun co-founded the Maryland HBCU Advocates and in partnership with the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, led the successful lobby that resulted in $577 million in state funding to the four Maryland HBCUs and the settlement of the 15-year lawsuit involving the four Maryland HBCUs and the State of Maryland. Le Shaun was awarded the Progressive Maryland Leadership Award in 2023 for her work in Prince George’s County, the State of Maryland, and the Washington Metropolitan Region.