Authors & Presenters

Scot Curran is an elementary instructional teacher on special assignment who specializes in cultivating a professional learning community culture by supporting collaborative teacher teams, school leadership teams, and district stakeholders.

Aubrey Curran is an educational consultant and trainer with 25 years of experience. His recent focus is on professional learning and staff evaluation systems in schools, aiming to support the development of a healthy school culture.

Greg Curtis is an author and presenter. He has spent more than 30 years working with schools around the world as a teacher, curriculum and professional learning director, leadership trainer, strategic planner, and IT director.

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.

Dr. Carrie S. Cutler transitioned from public schools to higher education and is currently a clinical associate professor of mathematics education at the University of Houston. A much sought-after presenter, Dr. Cutler has given workshops at national and international conferences.

Mary Damer is a lecturer in the special education department at The Ohio State University and a consultant who works with school districts to increase reading achievement.

Breez Longwell Daniels has over 20 years of experience as a teacher, principal, and curriculum and professional learning coordinator. She is a Solution Tree associate for Professional Learning Communities at Work® and Response to Intervention at Work™.

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.

John Darnell is the principal at Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. Throughout his career, he worked across the state of Kentucky in both urban and rural schools as a social studies teacher and principal.