Manuel N. Ponce, Jr.

Clinical Associate Professor & Director, Institute for School Leadership and Administration (ISLA) · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Charter and Traditional Public School Collaboration Systems Thinking K-12 School Leadership and Administration Communities of Practice Urban School Reform

Steve Przymus

Associate Professor of Educational Linguistics & Bilingual Education · Texas Christian University

Dr. Przymus uses applied linguistics to influence positive language ideologies about culturally and linguistically diverse youth.

Language Planning & Policy Assessment in Bilingual Special Education Bilingual Education Models Sociolinguistics Identity

Phil Poekert

Professor/Director · University of Florida

Phil Poekert leads the Lastinger Center for Learning to educational innovations through partnerships, research, development, and advocacy.

Policy Advocacy Educational Innovations Teacher Education Professional Learning and Development Teacher Leadership

Zach Kelehear, EdD

Vice Provost, Instruction & Innovation · Augusta University

An educator with more than 25 years of experience, Dr. Zach Kelehear is a thought-leader on organizational change.

Instructional Leadership Organizational Change Personnel

Julie Brown

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Julie Brown researches how teachers engage culturally and linguistically diverse learners in secondary and undergraduate science education.

Qualitative Methods Undergraduate Science and STEM Education Curriculum Design Educational Equity Science Education

Amanda L. (Glaze) Townley

Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University

Dr. Amanda Townley's research centers on the intersections of science and society, specifically the acceptance and rejection of evolution.

Pre-Service Teacher Education Intersections of Science and Society Worldview Theory Evolution Education Conceptual Change

Bernardo Tirado, PMP

Chief Executive Officer · The Project Box, LLC

Industrial Psychologist, Six Sigma Blackbelt, PMP

Leadership Human Performance Process Improvement Business Process Reengineering Social Media

Elizabeth (Betsy) VanDeusen, PhD

Director, Augusta University Literacy Center · Augusta University

Interdisciplinary Instruction Communities of Practice Literacy

Arié Moyal

Holistic Management Strategist · Moyal & Associates

Management Strategist

Social Media Social Business Employee Engagement Brand Identity Corporate Social Responsibility

Anna DiStefano, Ed.D.

Provost Emerita · Fielding Graduate University

Social Justice; Women’s Empowerment; Higher Ed. Accreditation

Accreditation Gender Empowerment Qualitative Research Action Research Methods Structural Inequality and Diversity

Lee Allen

Associate Professor · University of Memphis

Experienced presenter with over 20 years experience and expertise in educational technology leadership and teaching information sciences.

Online Teaching and Learning Technology as A Vehicle for Institutional Change Developing Communities of Practice in an Organization

Patrick Sweeney, Ph.D.

Doctoral Faculty - Media Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

Doctoral Faculty in Media Psychology

Social Justice Qualitative Methods Critical Psychology Social Psychology Science and technology studies

Kathy D. Geller, Ph.D.

Program Director, Human and Organizational Development | School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University

A Scholar/Practitioner….Learning and Organization Effectiveness: Sustainable Leadership, Adult Development and Transformative Learning

Transformative Learning Transnational Leadership Leadership Development Adaptive Leadership Adult Development