Authors & Presenters

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.

Beth Dalton, EdD, is an educator and presenter with more than 35 years of experience. In her career, she has served as an assistant superintendent, a special education supervisor, a principal, an assistant principal, and a special education teacher.

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.

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.

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.

Edward P. Darrah is a licensed and certified professional counselor and is triple board-certified in counseling, school counseling, and telemental health. He serves as a mental health and performance counselor for Temple University athletics.

Jerrod Dastrup is the principal at Arrowhead Elementary School in Saint George, Utah. He is passionate about the PLC at Work® process and specializes in motivating and supporting teachers and administrators in PLC, RTI, school culture, and data analysis.

Liz Davis is currently the superintendent in York Region District School Board in Ontario. She is passionate about school improvement with a particular interest in resilience and working to improve outcomes for students in underperforming/underserved schools.

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.

Christine Davis has more than 25 years of educational experience as an elementary teacher, math specialist, instructional coach, curriculum writer, and Title 1 program coordinator. Her primary focus is to use collaborative practices to close gaps for all students.