Authors & Presenters

Lori Curtis has over a decade of professional learning systems experience and currently serves as the executive director of learning, instruction, and technology in the White River School District, a Model PLC district in Buckley, Washington.

Dr. Wendy Custable is the assistant superintendent of leadership and organizational development at the award-winning Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. With 25 years in education, she is now a leader in secondary education.

Breez Longwell Daniels has over 20 years of experience as a teacher, principal, and curriculum and professional learning coordinator at Hot Springs County School District #1 in Wyoming. She is a Solution Tree associate for Professional Learning Communities at Work® and Response to Intervention at Work™, with a focus on small and rural schools.

Wendy Daniels is a professional development specialist and instructional designer, empowering educators through coaching, professional learning communities, literacy frameworks, and assessment design to improve student outcomes from early childhood to K–12.

Jerrod Dastrup is the principal at Arrowhead Elementary School in Santa Clara, Utah. He is passionate about the Professional Learning Communities (PLC) at Work® process and specializes in motivating and supporting teachers and administrators in the areas of PLC, response to intervention (RTI), school culture, and data analysis.

Brenda Davis is originally from New Zealand and currently resides in Oklahoma City. 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 (ML) populations for the past 21 years.

Shawn DeRose is an accomplished educator and school leader with over 20 years of experience in educational administration. Under Shawn’s leadership, both Annandale High School and Glasgow Middle School achieved recognition as a Model PLC at Work® School.

Pam Dean is principal of Park Avenue Elementary, a Model PLC at Work® school in Arkansas. Previously, she served as a physical education and health teacher, a coach, and an assistant principal.

Jennifer Deinhart is a K–8 mathematics specialist working as a mathematics instructional coach at Rose Hill Elementary in Virginia. A passionate educator with more than 20 years of experience working with diverse populations within Title I schools, she works collaboratively with teams of teachers to provide quality mathematics instruction.

Matt Devan is director of school support and improvement for Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. He provides guidance and feedback to schools as they develop professional learning communities.