Authors & Presenters

Kendra Bell, PhD, serves as the chief academic support officer for Peoria Unified School District in Arizona. Throughout her career, Dr. Bell has emphasized the importance of continual improvement through professional learning communities.

Brian Benevides is the principal at Glenmoor Elementary in Fremont, California. With over 25 years of experience as an educator, he specializes in the development of professional learning communities and strong leadership teams.

Chris Bennett, EdD, is the executive director of middle schools and accountability for Cleveland County Schools in North Carolina. Under his leadership, Burns Middle School was designated a Model PLC School and earned Highly Effective Schools Accreditation.

Chris Bergmann serves as an assistant principal at Timnath Middle-High School in Colorado. Previously, he spent 17 years as an administrator, science teacher, and coach at Kinard Middle School, a Model PLC at Work® School.

Casey Bertram is superintendent of Bozeman Public Schools. He has more than 20 years’ experience as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and principal at the elementary level, as well as 3 years’ experience in central office roles.

Cecilia Bonertz is the academic dean at Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School, a Model Professional Learning Community at Work® school in Fort Collins, Colorado. In this role, her focus is building and maintaining relationships to help ensure a focus on learning and results.

Jodi Bonnette, an instructional coach at Singapore American School, has taught internationally for over 30 years. In addition to Singapore, she has worked in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Osaka, Japan.

Kristen Bordonaro, EdD, has served as a school and district level administrator for the last 12 years. Her knowledge and background in leading professional learning communities has allowed teams to truly understand their direct impact on student growth. She has spent the past few years working with districts to deepen understanding of general and special education.

Racheal Branch serves as the principal of Huntsville Intermediate in Huntsville, Texas. She has worked to create a culture of collaboration by embedding the professional learning communities process to grow student performance and build teacher capacity.

Dixon Brooks has been an educator for 31 years and has spent the last five years at the district level where he serves as the chief instructional officer.