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Mary Spencer has dedicated over 30+ years in the educational arena as a Teacher-Leader and School Administrator. As a Teacher-Leader initially and an Administrator during the later years of her professional employment, Mary has had the opportunity to lead many professional departments, implement and develop various educational processes and facilitate countless programs as well as present at leadership conferences.

Julie Steele has been in public education since 1998 as an elementary teacher, instruction specialist, and consultant. In 2019, she chose to pursue a full-time career in consulting to have a broader impact on students and teachers around the country. Her consulting projects include in-person and online support related to the implementation of Student-Centered Coaching.

Karen Taylor  has been in education for 30 plus years, the majority spent as a classroom teacher or instructional coach for school districts in Texas and Arkansas. Karen served 6 years as a professional developer for the Arkansas Department of Education in a state lead role as a developer of professional learning for instructional coaches.

Marisol Thayre is a teacher and author with experience teaching a large scope of students from various backgrounds, from the middle and high school to university levels.

Dr. Debra A. White has demonstrated a proven track record of service in the field of Education as a Teacher, School Counselor, Assistant Principal, Language Arts Coordinator, Principal, Leadership Development Director, Area Assistant Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum/Instruction, Educational Consultant and School Improvement Specialist. Debra received a bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education from Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia.

From the Duwamish down to the Puyallup and now up near the Nooksack: I have inhabited Coast Salish territory all my life. This compels me to manifest care for people who share this place. I graduated from Federal Way public schools in 1996 then served the district through AmeriCorps, the national community service organization. My experiences and mentors, Monda Holsinger and Kamala Saxton, inspired me to pursue education, equity, and diversity.

Mary Amanda (Mandy) Stewart is passionate about languages, literacies, and literature! She brings these areas together in her work with multilingual adolescents as they engage in critical literacy and language development across content areas using a variety of authentic texts.

JOYCE TUGEL has been a leader in science education since she left the classroom in 2001 to become the science professional development specialist at the TERC Eisenhower Regional Alliance.

Teacher, author, literacy consultant, and children’s literature enthusiast, Maria Walther taught first grade for 34 years.

John SanGiovanni is a best-selling author and nationally recognized leader in mathematics education. He works as a mathematics coordinator in Howard County, Maryland leading curriculum development, digital mathematics education, assessment, and professional learning. As an adjunct professor at McDaniel College, John is focused on developing mathematics specialists and teacher leaders.