Alyssa Gallagher co-leads BTS Spark in North America, helping school leaders across the United States and Canada access leadership coaching and professional development. Alyssa combines experience of school leadership and school district administration with expertise in leadership development. She spent 20 years in the U.S. public education K–12 sector, filling many roles, including teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent. Under Alyssa’s guidance, Los Altos School District (California) became a nationally recognized leader in educational innovation, and her work was featured on CNN and by Forbes, Wired, The Economist, and 60 Minutes. Alyssa has coauthored two ASCD books: Design Thinking for School Leaders (2018) and Design Thinking in Play (2020).

Rosie Connor founded BTS Spark and has led its educational leadership development and coaching work for over a decade. As global director, she has designed and launched hundreds of leadership development programs for school leaders across four continents. Motivated by a passion for supporting school leaders and teachers to do their best work, Rosie brings 25 years of experience in educational leadership. Rosie was selected as a 2023 Most Influential Educator by Australia's The Educator magazine. She collaborates with the World Innovation Summit for Education, OECD2030, and leading-edge school systems on future-focused school leadership post-pandemic.