Nominations for the 2025-26 Cohort are open until Tuesday, April 1. Nominate yourself or a colleague to be considered for this one-of-a-kind professional development offering.
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Featured Speakers
Krystal N. Clark, M.Ed., SHRM-CP, Director, Equip to Thrive LLC, and Organizational Learning Specialist, Center for Leadership & Organizational Change (CLOC), University of Maryland
David Laird, M.Ed., Assistant Professor of the Practice in Education Policy, and International Education Policy and Management, Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University; Director, Principals’ Leadership Academy of Nashville; Director, Educational Leadership Learning Exchange
Sarah McIlroy, M.Ed., Lecturer, Department of Human and Organizational Development, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University; Education Consultant/Counselor, College Transitions, LLC
Michael Neel, Ph.D., M.Ed., Founder, Lead Coach, Michael Neel Coaching, LLC and Lecturer, Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations, Vanderbilt University, Peabody College
David Owens, Ph.D., Evans Family Executive Director of The Wond'ry, Vanderbilt's Innovation Center and Professor of the Practice of Innovation at the Owen Graduate School of Management Patrick Schuermann
Yesi Sevilla, Chief Executive Officer, Chalk Coaching, Mentor, The Wond'ry Innovation Center, Vanderbilt University, and Innovation Advisor, GLCC
Howard Teibel, President, Teibel Education Consulting
Andrew Van Schaack, Ph.D., Principal Senior Lecturer, Department of Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University
Quinton Walker, Ed.D., Assistant Head of School, University School of Nashville; Adjunct Professor of Education: Independent School Leadership Program, Vanderbilt University
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