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With over 25 years of experience in education, Annie Griffin has transformed classrooms and schools into positive, collaborative learning spaces. She specializes in the PLC process, rural education, literacy, and creating positive culture in schools.

Following his time as a classroom teacher, Brian Thorne worked as a high school assistant principal, an elementary principal, and a middle school principal. He is currently the principal of Rocky Mountain Middle School in Heber City, Utah.

Jane Ardell is a full-time Solution Tree associate with over 30 years of experience in education. She was most recently a director at Cartwright School District in Phoenix, Arizona, where she worked with teachers and administrators on instructional planning, assessment and intervention.

Brenda Davis is an experienced educator originally from New Zealand. As an educator, Brenda is committed to educational equity for all students and has served in Title 1, urban, high poverty, and high multilingual learner populations for over 20 years.

Jennifer Burris, principal of Benton Intermediate School in Louisiana, has been working in education for over 20 years. She currently works with educators to implement proven practices to ensure high levels of student learning.

Robert Mountjoy is the former principal of West Side Elementary School in Rossville, Georgia, where he led his staff in developing a collaborative culture centered around the three big ideas of a professional learning community (PLC). He is passionate about equity, data-driven practices, and schoolwide systems.

Margaret Meadows has 25 years of experience in education as an elementary teacher and a principal in K–12 schools. Her passion is collaborating with underperforming schools to find academic success.

Katy Sue Traicoff is an experienced educational leader with a deep understanding of the value of collaborative decision making within professional learning communities and a passion for fostering collaborative environments and supporting the professional development of educators.

Dusti Larsen, MEd, currently serves as the alternative learning environment teacher focusing on behavior plans and social-emotional skills at Gravette Upper Elementary in northwest Arkansas. She is also the coordinator of math interventions.

Cortney Lane is a passionate, National Board–certified high school math teacher and instructional facilitator in Quitman, Arkansas. She promotes teacher collaboration to ensure high levels of learning for all.