Jeff Rose gets #celebratED as the new Superintendent of the Norfolk, Virginia Public Schools! Prior to this, he served as Senior Vice President of Leadership Development for Cognia, and as the Superintendent of Fulton County, Georgia Public Schools. We congratulate Jeff as he accepts this new opportunity to lead, and we look forward to hearing great things from him in 2026! Press Release Norfolk Public Schools Cognia Fulton County Schools LinkedIn

Mika Vanhanen gets #celebrated as an Ambassador of Knowledge along with awardees from eleven other countries, and he also presented the Reference Award to a Slovenian filmmaker! The event took place on January 29 th  at the Town Hall in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and is a recognition of work where knowledge is not an end in itself, but an action — and a responsibility. In accepting the recognition, Mike shared, “This is not a milestone. This is where the real work begins!” Mika is

Katie Salch gets #celebratED as the new President-elect of the Arizona Alternative Education Consortium! Presently, she serves as the Administrator for Mentoring and Community Partnerships at Student Choice High School in Arizona, an Adjunct Professor at Glendale Community College, and as the founder of Striving for Bliss. We thank Katie for all the ways she champions alternative pathways to success, and we look forward to her leadership of the consortium! Student Choice High