Authors & Presenters

Kwame Stephens has over 20 years’ experience in education, having served as a teacher, high school principal, and consultant. In his current role, Kwame develops and facilitates professional learning opportunities in the areas of school improvement and leadership development.

Cheri Stevenson is the executive director of secondary schools for Washington County School District in Utah. She is passionate about sharing solutions she successfully implemented as a teacher, building administrator, and district director engaged in the PLC process.

Nick Stever is the principal of Bernice Ayer Middle School in San Clemente, California. With more than 20 years in education, Nick specializes in implementing professional learning communities and creating collaborative cultures that promote high levels of learning for all.

David Stewart, EdD, currently serves as assistant superintendent for school leadership and instruction at Capistrano Unified School District in Orange County, California. In his current role, he is responsible for mentoring, coaching, and supervising 18 elementary school principals.

Sarah Stobaugh is an educational leader with 17 years of experience in upper elementary/intermediate and secondary-level education. She is passionate about the work of collaborative teams to transform school culture by building teacher capacity and ensuring learning for all students.

Kevin Strahley is the principal of Windsor Central Middle School. He was named the New York State Principal of the Year in 2018 and has more than 30 years experience as a teacher, coach, administrator, and consultant.

Erica Strick is the principal of Floyd L. Bell Elementary, a Model PLC at Work® school in the Windsor Central School District. With over a decade of experience, Erica continuously implements systematic strategies that effectively address the achievement gap.

Timothy S. Stuart, EdD, is head of school for International Community School of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. In his previous role as executive director of strategic programs at the Singapore American School, he served as the chief architect for research and development and supported strategic school reform.

Mike Suderman has 36 years of experience providing teaching and school leadership at all levels of K–12 education, including district leadership. Mike was a Teacher, Principal and Assistant Superintendent with Edmonton Public Schools and was School Superintendent at a Private School recently.

Dan Swatek is the elementary principal at Cardinal Elementary School in Nebraska, which he helped lead to Model PLC status in 2018. Throughout his nearly twenty-year career as an educator, he has also served as an assistant principal, middle school teacher, and head coach.