Dr. Laura Williams gets #celebratED for being named Middle School Principal at North Fayette Valley Community School District in West Union, Iowa! Prior to this, she was a Middle School Science Teacher with the Mount Pleasant, Iowa Community School District, as a 21st Century Learning Specialist for AEA Learning Online in Johnston, Iowa, and as a Professional Development Specialist for the Authentic Learning Alliance. We celebrate Laura for all of the ways she makes a differe

Marla Byrd gets #celebratED for being appointed the new Associate Director of the Teaching Resource and Research Center at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia! Before this, she served as a Senior Instructional Technologist at Spelman, as a Senior Technology and Data Specialist at East St. Louis School District 189, and as a Technology & Leadership Center Program Assistant for Washington University at St. Louis' McKelvey School of Engineering. Marla is also the founder of 21st

Jim O'Rourke gets #celebratED as the new Assistant Superintendent at Nashua School District in New Hampshire! Prior to this, he served as a Middle School Teacher in Laconia, New Hampshire, and as a High School Assistant Principal in Rochester, New Hampshire before serving most recently as Principal at Hillsboro-Deering High School for School Administrative Unit 34 in Hillsboro, New Hampshire for the past fifteen years. We applaud Jim for all of the ways he contributes to the

Dr. Shellon Samuels-White gets #celebratED for defending her dissertation, “Transforming faculty assessment practices through professional development: An action research study at a teacher training institution in Jamaica,” earning her Doctorate of Education in Educational Practice and Innovation! Shellon serves as Student Assessment Officer and Learning Facilitator at The Mico University College in Kingston, Jamaica, and she is the Guest Editor of the first-ever showcase iss

Princess Pressley-White gets #celebratED for being named the Director of Elementary Education with Halifax County, North Carolina Schools! Previously, she served as an Elementary Principal at Rashkis Elementary School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and at Southwest Elementary Global Academy in Lexington, North Carolina. We applaud Princess for taking on this new leadership opportunity, and we wish he all the best in Halifax! Halifax County Schools Rashkis Elementary School S

Dr. Roy Bishop Jr. gets #celebratED for being named the new Superintendent for Grosse Pointe Public School System in Southfield, Michigan! Prior to this he served as Deputy Superintendent, Administrator and Principal at Grosse Pointe, and as an Assistant Principal and Athletic Director with the Birmingham Public Schools in Beverly Hills, Michigan. Roy also serves as Chief Executive Officer for The Be Team, a coaching, mentoring and professional learning service that provides

Terri Pham gets #celebratED for being appointed the new Assistant Head of Lower School for Academics at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Austin, Texas! Previously, she served as the Principal at the True North International School in Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam, and as the Curriculum Coordinator with the Concordia International School in Shanghai, China. We celebrate her across her storied career, and we are excited for her as she brings her talents to St Andrews! St. Andrew’s Epis

Josh White gets #celebratED for being named an Assistant Principal for Forest Hills Eastern High School in the Forest Hills, Michigan Public Schools! Prior to this, he served as a Principal and Assistant Principal at the Westminster, Colorado Public Schools, and as a Special Education Teacher with the Michigan Center, Michigan Public Schools. We applaud him for all the ways he serves children and their communities, and we know we will be hearing great things from him in Fore

Dr. Adrian Bustillos gets #celebratED for being selected as the new Superintendent for the San Antonio, Texas Independent School District! Prior to this, he was the Chief Transformation Officer for the Aldine Independent School District, and as the Executive Director of Transformation with the El Paso Independent School District. We salute him in this new role, and we are excited for the impact he will have in San Antonio! Press Release San Antonio Independent School Distric

Donell Underdue, Jr. gets #celebratED for being named Assistant Superintendent of Elementary School Performance at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Charlotte, North Carolina! Previously, he served as Assistant Superintendent for District Transformation & Strategic Initiatives for the Cumberland County Schools in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as an Area Superintendent for the Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida, and as Chief of Schools (Network 10) with the Ch

Dr. Kristina Mason gets #celebratED for being named Interim Chief of Schools for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, North Carolina Schools! She also currently serves as a Senior Advisor with Alma Advisory Group out of Chicago. Previously, Kristina was the Chief Talent Officer for the Washoe County School District in Reno, Nevada. We are grateful for all the ways she serves educators and the children they serve, and we anticipate great things in Winston-Salem! Winston-Salem/Forsyth

Christine Hirst Bernhardt gets #celebratED for being appointed to the new role of Assistant Professor at George Mason University! She is also the new Science Education and Environmental Literacy Coordinator for the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), and she continues to serve as the current President of the National Earth Science Teachers Association. We celebrate her on these new leadership roles, and we cheer her on as she continues to make impact in the profess