Cynthia Conley gets #celebratED as the new Principal at Bryant High School in Fairfax, Virginia! She is also a Past President of the Fairfax County Public Schools Middle School Principals Association (MSPA). Prior to this new role, Cynthia served as an Assistant Principal and Social Studies Department Chair and Civics Teacher in Fairfax County, and as a Social Studies Teacher at Manhattan High School in Manhattan, Kansas. We are grateful for everything she brings to the work,

John Pappalardo gets #celebratED as the new Chief Business Officer at Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District in Placentia, California! He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at San Jose State University as a Lecturer in its Ed.D. Leadership Program. Before these current roles, John was the Chief Financial Officer for the Cambrian School District  in San Jose, California, and as the Superintendent of the San Gabriel, California Unified School District. We applaud John f

Ellie Edsor gets #celebratED as a new Class Teacher at St. Christopher's Prep in Hove, East Sussex, England! Previously, she served as a Key Stage 1 Teacher for Pennthorpe – part of the Hurst Family of Schools in Rudgwick, West Sussex, England, and as an Open Day Guide at the University of Reading. We congratulate her on this new role, and we wish her all the best in 2026! St, Christopher's Prep   Pennthorpe University of Reading LinkedIn

Shellon Samuels-White gets #celebratED for her study on school leadership and the ways principals support the well-being of teachers and students in, “Post–Pandemic School Leadership: Jamaican Principals’ Approaches to Supporting Students’ and Teachers’ Mental Health,” previously presented in Germany and now published in the Caribbean Journal of Education at The University of the West Indies (Vol. 2, Issue 1, January 12, 2026)! We continue to be impressed by the clarity of he