You’ll find here information on past presenters at Independent Education programs and other experts on a range of topics.
2010-2011 Presenters
- Daniel Baker, Executive Director, University Donor Relations and Stewardship, Columbia University
Spoke at the 2011 Summer Development Conference on June 20, 2011
Contact: dpb21@columbia.edu
Website: Columbia University
- Jonathan Mooney, author, activist, founder and president of Project Eye-to-Eye
Spoke at the 2011 Learning Differences Conference on April 6, 2011
Website: Project Eye-to-Eye
- Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education and Co-Director of the School Redesign Network, Stanford University
Spoke at "The Next Generation of Student Assessments" and "The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future" on March 1, 2011
Contact: lindadh@suse.stanford.edu
Website: Stanford University School Redesign Network
- Buren E. Jones, CPCU, J.D., AVP - School Niche Program, Hanover Insurance Group
Spoke at "Cyber-Bullying: Detection, Intervention, and Prevention" on February 16, 2011
Website: Hanover Insurance Group
- Marsali Hancock, President, Internet Keep Safe Coalition
Spoke at "Cyber-Bullying: Detection, Intervention, and Prevention" on February 16, 2011
Contact: mhancock@ikeepsafe.org
Website: iKeepSafe.org
- Catherine Dunn, Senior Vice President for External Affairs, New York Public Library
Spoke at "The Evolution of the 21st Century Library" on November 9, 2010
Contact: cdunn@nypl.org
Website: New York Public Library
- David B. Herzog, MD, Harvard Medical School Endowed Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Eating Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and Director of the Harris Center for Education and Advocacy in Eating Disorders, MGH
Spoke at "Eating Disorders: What School Professionals and Parents Need to Know" on October 14, 2010
Contact: dherzog@partners.org
Website: The Harris Center for Education and Advocacy in Eating Disorders
- Thomas Vander Ark, Managing Partner, Revolution Learning, and former director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's education program
Spoke at the Annual Heads Conference and Business Meeting: "Leading the
Next Generation of Independent Schools" on October 7-8, 2010
Contact: Tom@RevLearning.com
Website: Revolution Learning
- William Schmidt, Distinguished Professor and Co-Director of the Education Policy Center, Michigan State University
Spoke at the Annual Heads Conference and Business Meeting: "Leading the Next Generation of Independent Schools" on October 7-8, 2010
Contact: bschmidt@msu.edu
Website: Michigan State University Education Policy Center
- Caryn G. Pass, Partner, Venable LLP
Spoke at the Leadership Conference for Heads of School and Board Chairs on October 1, 2010
Contact: cpass@venable.com
Website: Venable LLP
- George E. Conway, Principal, Heidrick & Struggles
Spoke at the Leadership Conference for Heads of School and Board Chairs on October 1, 2010
Website: Heidrick & Struggles
- Rob Evans, Ed.D, Executive Director, The Human Relations Service
Spoke at the Leadership Conference for Heads of School and Board Chairs on October 1, 2010
Contact: robevans@verizon.net
Website: Rob Evans
- Curtis Johnson, President, Citistates Group, and Managing Partner, Education Evolving
Spoke at the Trustee Workshop on September 30, 2011, on the topic of his book Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns
Contact: cjohnson@citistates.com
Website: Citistates Group; Education Evolving
2009-2010 Presenters
- Christina Drouin, Executive Director, Center for Strategic Planning
Spoke at the Summer Admission, Development and Communications Conference on June 16, 2010, on the topic of strategic marketing
Contact: drouin@centerforstrategicplanning.org
Website: Center for Strategic Planning
- Karin Chenoweth, Senior Writer, The Education Trust
Spoke at 2010 "Many Bricks of the Schoolhouse" diversity conference on April 28, 2010, on the topic of her book How It's Being Done: Urgent Lessons from Unexpected Schools
Contact: KChenoweth@edtrust.org
Website: The Education Trust
- Leon Chatelain, III, President, Chatelain Architects, p.c.
Spoke at "Buildings that Teach" on April 21, 2010, on the topic of trends that are changing educational architecture, design, and operations
Contact: lchatelain@chatelainarchitects.com
Website: Chatelain Architects
- William C. Gridley, Founding Partner and Principal, Bowie Gridley Architects
Spoke at "Buildings that Teach" on April 21, 2010, on the topic of trends that are changing educational architecture, design, and operations
Contact: wgridley@bowiegridley.com
Website: Bowie Gridley Architects
- Nicholas Schwartz, RLA, LEED AP, Associate/Senior Landscape Architect, CHA
Spoke at "Buildings that Teach" on April 21, 2010, on the topic of trends that are changing educational architecture, design, and operations
Contact: NSchwartz@chacompanies.com
Website: CHA Companies
- Linda P. M. Dennison, CPA, Director of Consulting Services, National Business Officers Association (NBOA)
Spoke at "School Budgets in a Tough Financial Climate" on March 11, 2010
Contact: linda.dennison@nboa.net
Website: National Business Officers Association (NBOA)
- Thomas Sneeringer, Partner, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
Spoke at "School Budgets in a Tough Financial Climate" on March 11, 2010
Contact: tom.sneeringer@rsmi.com
Website: McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
- Kenny Emson, CPA, Senior Vice President, Development and Donor Services, Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
Spoke at "The ABC's of Donor Advised Funds" on March 2, 2010
Contact: kemson@cfncr.org
Website: Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
- Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D., consultant, author and psychologist specializing in children and families
Spoke at "The Academic Needs of Boys: Twelve Suggestions for Teaching Boys" on
March 1, 2010
Contact: michaelthompson.phd@gmail.com
Website: Michael Thompson PhD
- Debra P. Wilson, Legal Counsel, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Spoke at "Sweating the Big Stuff: Grappling with Legal Issues and Financial Sustainability in Independent Schools" on January 19, 2010, on the topic of "Now What? Legal Issues in Independent Schools"
Contact: wilson@nais.org
Website: National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
- Corey McIntyre, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Spoke at "Sweating the Big Stuff: Grappling with Legal Issues and Financial Sustainability in Independent Schools" on January 19, 2010, on the topic of "Financially Sustainable Schools: Six Steps to Re-Engineering Your School's Financial Future"
Contact: mcintyre@nais.org
Website: National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
- JoAnn Deak, Ph.D., Author, Consultant, Preventative Psychologist
Spoke at two programs on November 18, 2009: 1) "The Magic Blend: Creating a Culture of Community and Challenge" and 2) "Current Brain Research and How it Informs Teaching to Girls"
Contact: spsych@aol.com
Website: The DEAK Group
- Lorrie Jackson, Director of Communications and Marketing, Lausanne Collegiate School
Spoke at the Fall 2009 Admission Workshop: "Using Social Media to Market to Today's Families" on October 28, 2010
Contact: ljackson@lausanneschool.com
Website: Lausanne Collegiate School
- Marisa Peacock, Project Manager, Sisarina
Spoke at the Fall 2009 Admission Workshop: "Using Social Media to Market to Today's Families" on October 28, 2010
Contact: mcpeacock@mac.com
Website: Sisarina
- Peggy Treadwell, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W., Co-editor of A Failure of Nerve
Spoke at the 2009 Annual Heads Conference, "The New Leadership Landscape: External and Internal Challenges for Today's School Heads" on October 23, 2010, on the topic of "A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix"
- Holly Connors, Community Health Registered Nurse in Epidemiology and Surveillance, Montgomery County Department of Health an Human Services
Spoke at "What's New with the (H1N1) Flu? An Update on Guidelines for Schools" on September 29, 2010
Contact: Holly.Conners@montgomerycountymd.gov
- Pamela Montgomery, Safety Supervisor, Department of Facilities Management, Montgomery County Public Schools
Spoke at "What's New with the (H1N1) Flu? An Update on Guidelines for Schools" on September 29, 2010
Contact: Pamela_Montgomery@mcpsmd.org
- Beverly Pritchett, Senior Deputy Director, Health Emergency and Preparedness and Response Administration, District of Columbia Department of Health
Spoke at "What's New with the (H1N1) Flu? An Update on Guidelines for Schools" on September 29, 2010
Contact: Beverly.Pritchett@dc.gov
- Jamaal Russell, Senior Epidemiologist, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health/Emergency Preparedness and Response Program
Spoke at What's New with the (H1N1) Flu? An Update on Guidelines for Schools on September 29, 2010
Contact: jamaal.russell@montgomerycountymd.gov
- Peter Troell, Medical Epidemiologist, Fairfax County Health Department
Spoke at "What's New with the (H1N1) Flu? An Update on Guidelines for Schools" on September 29, 2010
Contact: Peter.Troell@fairfaxcounty.gov
- Esther Walker, RN, BSN, MSA, Assistant Director of Patient Care Services, Fairfax County Health Department
Spoke at "What's New with the (H1N1) Flu? An Update on Guidelines for Schools" on September 29, 2010
Contact: Esther.Walker@fairfaxcounty.gov
- Sarah Daignault, Executive Director, National Business Officers Association (NBOA)
Spoke at the Fall 2009 Trustee Workshop on September 21, 2009, on the topic of "Trusteeship 101: This is Not Your Same Old School Board"
Contact: nboa@nboa.net
Website: National Business Officers Association (NBOA)
- Donna Orem, Chief Operating Officer, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Spoke at the Fall 2009 Trustee Workshop on September 21, 2009, on the topic of "Decision Making in the Board Room: The Data Connection"
Contact: Orem@nais.org
Website: National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
- Richard Weissbourd, Ph.D., Child and Family Psychologist, author of The Parents We Mean to Be, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and School of Education
Spoke at "How Parents and Schools Can Develop Happy, Successful -- and Moral -- Children" on September 17, 2009, on the topic of his research for his book The Parents We Mean to Be
Contact: weissbri@gse.harvard.edu
Website: Richard Weissbourd, The Parents We Mean to Be