Karen Cuthrell, a rare Black developer in the white landscape of SEL, is the Chief Emotions Officer at The Feelings Company and a trailblazer in culturally and trauma-responsive SEL pedagogy. She created The Feeling Friends, the only Black evidenced-based early SEL integrated learning program in the United States, revolutionizing emotional literacy, mental wellness, and the SEL landscape. Using the latest neuroscience research, Karen's innovative professional development, Fuel Educator's Emotional Development (FEED), enables educators to reflect on their experiences and transform their lives, to become emotionally intelligent classroom leaders and FEEDers. FEED birthed The Emotionally Intelligent Leader (TEIL) integrated strategies for high school students. As an accomplished facilitator, Karen drives meaningful and long-lasting change in SEL and mental wellness, providing life-changing culturally and trauma-responsive experiences for students, educators, families, and communities.