Authors & Presenters

Carolyn Reedom, PhD, is an adjunct professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a visiting professor at universities across the country.

Dr. Ripley is currently teaching in the departments of elementary and secondary education at the University of Alberta and has over 35 years of experience at the elementary, junior high/middle school, high school, college, and university levels.

Janet Robinson has worked in education for more than 40 years, serving as teacher, counselor, school psychologist, assistant superintendent, a senior consultant for Lee Canter and Associates, and a superintendent.

Tom Schimmer is an author and a speaker with expertise in assessment, grading, leadership, and behavioral support. He is a former district-level leader, school administrator, and teacher.

Vic Schneidman has more than forty years of teaching experience, which has allowed him to write and direct grants for peer mediation and conflict resolution, serve as a department chair, and adopt science textbooks for the state of California.

Chris Weber is the principal of Oak Creek Elementary School in Irvine Unified School District, California. He earned his EdD from the University of California, Los Angeles, and has written books on Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), Response to Intervention (RTI), behavior, and mathematics that have supported well over half a million educators.

Jonathan Weinstein, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with the Northport VA Medical Center in New York. He has served in various mental health and education roles and has adapted elements of contextual behavioral science to help teachers empower students.

Staci M. Zolkoski, PhD, is an associate professor of special education at the University of Texas at Tyler. She currently teaches classroom management, as well as courses in special education, behavior disorders, and educational strategies.