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Gail Cormier, MS

Gail Cormier brings over 25 years of experience providing national and statewide technical assistance and expertise working with families, youth, and young adults. She is a proven national family leader with both professional and family-lived experience. Cormier’s knowledge is demonstrated by her work at several levels. At the national level, she partners in the development […]

Jennifer Perez

Jennifer Perez’s career in public education spanned over 25 years as a teacher, reading interventionist, curriculum specialist and school administrator Title I Schools in Florida. Jennifer also worked as a successful turnaround specialist working with schools and districts providing training, coaching and support for schools in corrective action throughout Florida. She is passionate about providing all […]

Katie Pemberton

Katie Pemberton has worked for the University of Missouri Extension as a Human Development Specialist for 7 years. She has a bachelors in Dietetics from Purdue University and a Masters in Human Development from Arizona State University. Her job provides her with many opportunities to improve the life of Missourians by educating on topics such […]

Amber Allen

Amber Allen is a Human Development & Family Science Field Specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, serving ten counties in Southwest Missouri. She holds a Bachelor’s in Child and Family Development from Missouri State University and a Master’s in Nonprofit and Civic Leadership from Drury University. Currently, Amber is pursuing her Doctorate of Education […]

Logan Taylor

Logan Taylor founded Y.B.Normal?, a non-profit organization that supports struggling youth through curriculum, journal writing, and community outreach events. Taylor is certified in Social-Emotional Learning from the University of Colorado. He has a bachelor’s degree and is working towards a Master’s in Therapy. He is also an ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) certified professional, a DiSC […]

Lynn Fay

Lynn is a certified practitioner, experienced college professor, and a state certified school administrator with a wealth of complementary experience in all three sectors. Her professional experiences stem from the preparation she received from Yale University, graduating with a degree in psychology. After her tenure in public school education, Lynn became an estrangement clinician primarily […]

Emily Fleming

Emily Fleming (MAT, RYT500, RCYT) is a certified educator with over a decade of classroom teaching experience, a certified yoga instructor and the founder of Yoga In Classrooms And Schools Consulting (YCSC). After three years of teaching special education on the West and South Side of Chicago, Emily spent 8 years teaching yoga and mindfulness […]

Dr. Roslyn Moffitt

Dr. Roslyn Moffitt is a veteran educator with over thirty years of education experience.She received a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Winston-Salem StateUniversity, a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from Delaware State University, andadministrative licensure from Appalachian State University and completed doctoralstudies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Additionally, she has workedas […]

Lee Shainis

Lee is founder of Simplify Language, providing training to make written and spoken communication more accessible, inclusive, and efficient. Since 2023 he has trained over 10,000 people across hundreds of educational institutions, government agencies, nonprofits, and foundations. Lee gives dynamic keynote speeches at conferences and has led over 500 workshops nationwide on language, culture, and […]

Ari Gerzon Kessler

Ari Gerzon Kessler

Ari Gerzon-Kessler is a sought after national speaker, trainer, and coach working with schools and districts committed to forging stronger school-family partnerships. He is the author of On The Same Team: Bringing Educators & Underrepresented Families Together (Solution Tree), which won the Gold Medal from the Independent Publishers Book Awards for outstanding education book of […]