Lee Ann is the founder of Lead Inclusion and a Professor of Practice at San Diego State University. She is a systems thinker who works alongside educators and school leaders to strengthen universal design for learning, inclusion, intervention, MTSS, and mastery-based assessment and grading. She regularly provides individualized coaching and thought partnership to school leaders as they navigate the complexities of leading inclusive efforts.

A former special education teacher and administrator, Lee Ann brings a deep understanding of the realities of school life. She has consulted with schools in more than 30 countries and across the United States, engaging in ongoing conversations about how to make learning more equitable and meaningful for all students.

The author of nine books and numerous journal articles and book chapters, Lee Ann writes about practical, research-based strategies for inclusive education and effective systems change. In her community, she serves as a board member for Life Adventure Center, a nonprofit focused on healing for individuals who have experienced trauma.

Johanna is co-creator of and instructor for the MTSS course and conducts professional learning with Lead Inclusion. She is the Director of Teaching and Learning at the American School of Barcelona. She has 18 years of experience in education, 10 of those years as an Elementary principal and Director of ELL programs in Barcelona and in Portland, Oregon. Johanna has also been a classroom teacher, ELL teacher, instructional coach and staff developer. She has been a presenter on the topics of teacher leadership, content literacy, reading interventions, English language development, reader’s and writer’s workshop, culturally relevant teaching strategies, sheltered instruction, and systems such as response to instruction and intervention and Positive Behavior Support.

Anita created and teaches the high ability/gifted and talented course. She is an educational consultant and founder of the HAGT Learners Collaborative. She has a long history of coordinating High Ability and Gifted Programs in international schools. She also has worked as a program specialist in the Los Angeles Unified School District in California, supporting 16 schools. She has a master's degree in special and gifted education and certification as an educational diagnostician. She has presented sessions at numerous conferences for international schools.

Sam designed and leads our course on Coaching and Consultation in Inclusive Schools. She is an Education Consultant/Founder of No Borders Learning which supports Secondary Schools and Higher Education Institutions with Feedback Literacies, based on her Doctoral Research. She is also an Instructional Designer at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. With over 13 years of experience in international education, Sam promotes a relational and critical approach to coaching and dialogic feedback, creating space for connections and true dialogues between students and teachers.

Sarah is the main point of contact for schools and organizations working with us. With a degree in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, she brings a deep understanding of inclusive schooling. Sarah manages communication, scheduling, and accounts to ensure a seamless experience for partners working with Lead Inclusion.

Abbey teaches the families course and the organizational change course with Lead Inclusion. She is broadly interested in translating educational research to teachers and families and is specifically dedicated to initiatives and research that support individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Her research focuses on motivation and self-efficacy beliefs of professionals who work with students with disabilities in a number of contexts. She is the founder of PACT: Police Autism Community Training, and has worked internationally as a K-12 teacher and university preservice teacher instructor. Abbey has a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Kentucky.

Katherine teaches the Compassionate Classrooms course on emotional regulation and conducts professional development with Lead Inclusion. Katherine is a licensed school psychologist, who has worked in private practice in the US for twenty-five years with children, independent schools, and families. She offers psycho educational testing as well as psychotherapy, parent education, and school consultations. Trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and several trauma therapies, Katherine is a frequent national speaker on DBT strategies. In her community, she is often interviewed by the media for her child psychology expertise and serves on many nonprofit Boards.

Kristen co-created and teaches the MTSS course and conducts professional learning with Lead Inclusion. She is Professor in the College of Education at the University of Washington in Seattle. She received a Ph.D. in school psychology from the University of Minnesota, completed post-doctoral training at the Center for Early Education and Development, and worked in early childhood special education and elementary school settings. She specializes in school readiness and adjustment, early literacy and mathematics development, and data-based decision making in MTSS models. Kristen serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Early Intervention and on the Editorial Board of Journal of School Psychology.