Cynthia Anderson
Current Position:Director of middle grades curriculum, Griffin Spalding County (Georgia) School System
Education: B.S., Auburn University; M.Ed., State University of West Georgia; D.Ed., University of Georgia
Career History and Highlights:Director of elementary education, director of professional learning, elementary school principal, middle school instructional lead teacher, elementary school teacher. Currently, job responsibilities include supporting the development, implementation, and evaluation of curricular content for all middle school courses; providing professional learning to teachers; and facilitating the accreditation process for the district. Member of the Georgia State Council for SACS-CASI and a trained district accreditation chairperson. Peer reviewer for theMiddle School Journal.
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 12 years; affiliate member, 8 years. Served as president and vice president of Georgia ASCD and chair for the annual conference. Member, ASCD Leadership Council (2008–09).
Gary Babiuk
Current Position:Assistant professor in the Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning Department of the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba, Canada
Education: B.A., Royal Military College; M.Ed., University of Alberta; Ph.D., University of Toronto
Career History and Highlights:Total of 34 years of education experience, including classroom teacher, 10 years; divisional curriculum coordinator, 1 year; vice principal, 3 years; principal, 8 years; teacher educator, 10 years. Taught a variety of curriculum and instruction courses at the University of Alberta, University of Lethbridge, Lake Superior State University, University of North Dakota, University of Minnesota–Duluth, and the University of Manitoba at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Taught professional development courses in Guyana and Jamaica with the Canadian Teachers Federation Project Overseas.
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 13 years; affiliate member, 4 years. Presented at the ASCD's Annual Conference (1999, 2005–2010). Cofacilitator, Holistic Learning and Spirituality in Education Professional Interest Community and coeditor of its newsletter, 6 years. Participant, Leader to Leader Event, 2009; author, "A Holistic Exploration of the Use of Time" in September 2007 issue of the Manitoba ASCDReflections Journal.
LaQuanda Brown
Current Position: Principal, Alcovy High School, Covington, Ga.
Education: B.S., Georgia State University; M.Ed., Mercer University; Ed.D., University of Sarasota
Career History and Highlights:Reading specialist of middle school and high school students, 6 years; assistant principal in urban middle school, 3 years; elementary principal in an urban setting, 2 years; currently in the second year as a high school principal; university adjunct instructor, 6 years. Presenter at various conferences during the last few years, including the International Reading Association Annual Conference (2003, 2008); ASCD's Annual Conference (2009); and the Georgia Reading Association Annual State Reading Conference (2003, 2007). Leadership Macon class member (2009) and Leadership Newton class member (2007–09). Editorial advisor for the National Association of Elementary School Principals'Principal magazine.
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 4 years; affiliate member, 2 years; 2007 Emerging Leader.
Katinia Blake Davis
Current Position: Principal, Longleaf Middle School, Richland School District Two, Columbia, S.C.
Education: B.S., Claflin University; M.Ed., South Carolina State University; M.Ed., University of South Carolina; Ed.D. candidate, Nova Southeastern University
Career History and Highlights:Coordinator of Title I and Special Education, 3 years; assistant principal, 3 years; mathematics teacher, 6 years; Richland School District Two Rock Solid Manager Award (2006); recipient, 21st Century Community Learning grant; South Carolina Middle School Association Conference presenter (2001), "A Tale of Two Transitions"; South Carolina Middle School Association Conference planning committee (2000–02); attendee, National Title I Conference (2005); Richland County First Steps Partnership board treasurer (2006); Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Accreditation facilitator for the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind; South Carolina Department of Education Professional Review Committee member (2007–2010); South Carolina Department of Education School Leadership Executive Institute; Junior League of Columbia nominating committee (2010); Iota Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., president (2007–09).
ASCD and Affiliate Participation:ASCD member, 12 years; affiliate member, 7 years; ASCD Emerging Leader (2006); ASCD Constitutional Review Committee member (2008–09); South Carolina ASCD executive board (2006–08), executive board secretary (2009–2010); attendee, Leadership for Effective Advocacy and Practice Institutes, ASCD Annual Conferences and regional meetings.
Kurt Schneider
Current Position: Director of student services, Stoughton Area School District, Stoughton, Wis.
Education: B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison; Wisconsin Administrator Certifications (superintendent, director of instruction, director of student services, school principal)
Career History and Highlights:Director of student services, Stoughton Area School District, 6 years; adjunct professor, University of Wisconsin– Madison, 5 semesters; adjunct professor, Edgewood College, 3 semesters; teaching/project assistant, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 5 years; high school special education teacher, Madison Metropolitan School District, 4 years; education consultant and court expert witness, 10 years; International Executive Service Corps volunteer executive (Alexandria, Egypt); Harvard Graduate School of Education Summer Institutes (2008, 2010); local, state, and national presenter, 10 years. Grants received: Alternative Education and Alcohol and Other Drug (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction), TRIBES (Local Community Business Donation). Member, Wisconsin State Superintendent's Educational Data Advisory Committee, 2 years; Wisconsin Council of Administrators of Special Services, 6 years.