David Foley
Position: Principal, Hillview Intermediate Center, Grove City, Pa.; adjunct professor, Edinboro University.
Education: B.A., Westminster College; Instructional I certification, University of Pittsburgh; M.Ed., Gannon University; Pennsylvania principal certification, Slippery Rock University; Ed.D., University of Pittsburgh.
Career History and Highlights:Elementary principal, Grove City Area School District, 6 years; adjunct professor, educational leadership, Edinboro University, 2 years; technology facilitator, 2 years, and middle school teacher, 6 years, Seneca Valley School District; West II regional representative of the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals, 1 year; member, University of Pittsburgh Tristate Council/Westminster College Formative Assessment Collaborative, 5 years; member, School Wide Positive Behavior Team, 3 years; Edinboro University Leadership symposium participant (2008); author,Transforming School Culture: Building Leadership Capacity Using Data (2008), Building Leadership Capacity Among Elementary Teachers Using Data Dissertations Abstracts On-line (2007), andPennsylvania Educational Leadership article, "Positive Changes as a Result of No Child Left Behind Legislation" (2005); presenter, NSDC Annual Conference; presenter, Pennsylvania Elementary and Secondary School Principals Association, Pittsburgh; presenter, Principal's Conference; presenter at various local and regional conferences.
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 10 years; affiliate member, 10 years.
Richard Lange
Position: Lecturer and instructor, National College of Education, National-Louis University, Chicago, Ill; international education consultant.
Education: B.A., Carthage College; M.Ed., National College of Education; M.S., Northern Illinois University.
Career History and Highlights: Total of 37 years of educational experience, including instructor at Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy, 2 years; classroom teacher, 33 years; education consultant to more than 30 districts in five states and Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong, and Singapore, 8 years; education consultant, Swiss Department of Education, Zurich, 10 years; director of gifted education and staff development and assessment, Prospect Heights Schools, Ill, 16 years; member, Congressman Mark Kirk and Congresswomen Melissa Bean Education Advisory Committee, 3 years; member, National Staff Development Council, Phi Delta Kappa, National Association for Gifted Children, and European Council for High Ability; U.S. representative for the World Council Gifted & Talented Children.
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 23 years; affiliate member, 21 years. Facilitator, ASCD Mentoring Leadership and Resource Network (1991–present); chair, ASCD Constituent Relations Committee (2001–03); ASCD Emerging Leader program consultant (2005); Webinar facilitator,The Role of the Emerging Leader Coach, ASCD (2005); ASCD LEAP Panel (2008), and member, ASCD Design Team Committee (2008); cochair, Illinois ASCD Influence and Advocacy Committee (2007–present), and attendee, Annual Conference (1991–2009).
Amy Williamson
Position: Assistant professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Angelo State University, Tex.; program advisor for undergraduate secondary teaching certifications, Angelo State University.
Education: B.A., Valdosta State University; M.Ed., American Intercontinental University; Ed.D., Baylor University; teaching certifications in English, ESL, education leadership, gifted, reading, and special education.
Career History and Highlights:Teacher of American literature and AP English literature and composition, Turner County High School, 3 years; instructor, Developmental English, McClennan Community College, 1 year; instructor, Introduction to Teaching, Foundations of Reading and Writing for Middle and Secondary Preservice Teachers, Baylor University, 2 years; presenter at various conferences, including Midwest History of Education (2007), Texas ASCD (2007), College Academic Support Programs (2007), and Conference on English Leadership (2008); peer reviewer for Association of Teacher Educators conference proposal, and National Reading Council conference proposals; editorial board member forAmerican Education History Journal submissions; active in educational associations; coauthor,American Education History Journalarticle, "Ralph Waldo Emerson's Philosophy as a Foundation for Cooperative Learning" (2008); curriculum consulting; nominated forWho's Who Among Executive and Professional Women in Teaching and Education (2007).
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member since 2003; affiliate member, Georgia ASCD (2004–06, 2008–09) and Texas ASCD (2007–08). Presenter, Texas ASCD Conference (2007).
Pete Ziegler
Position: Executive director, Minnesota ASCD; AYP regional coordinator, Region V, Minn.
Education: B.A. and M.A., Southwest State University.
Career History and Highlights:Executive director, Minnesota River Valley Education District, 7 years; director of curriculum and instruction, Montevideo and Yellow Medicine East Schools, 13 years; high school teacher, 7 years; educational consultant and trainer in the areas of lesson study, data retreats, curriculum mapping, Classroom Instruction That Works, performance assessments, school change, and standards alignment, 20 years. Honors received: honors academy (Minnesota Department of Education), Minnesota Teacher of Honor and Excellence, Minnesota/Soviet Union Education Seminar. Fellowships received: psychology fellowships (National Science Foundation) and Taft fellowships (Taft Institute of Government). Grants received: technology grant (U.S. Department of Education), Math Science Partnerships grant (National Science Foundation), and teacher mentorship and best practices (Minnesota Department of Education). Member, Phi Delta Kappa, National and Minnesota Staff Development Council (board member and presenter), and Minnesota Association of School Administrators (board member).
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 25 years; affiliate member, 4 years. Attendee at Leadership for Effective Advocacy and Practice (LEAP) Institute; attendee and presenter, ASCD Annual Conferences; member, Constituent Leadership Conference Planning Committee for the Leader to Leader Event, and Affiliate Award Review Committee. Executive director, Minnesota ASCD; attendance at ASCD regional meetings.