Corrie Rebecca Block, Ph.D., President-Elect
Senior Fellow, Pegasus Institute

Corrie Rebecca Block, Ph.D.,  is a Senior Fellow at the Pegasus Institute after 15 years in academe which include tenure as an Associate Professor of Measurement, Evaluation and Policy Studies. She earned her doctorate from the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation at the University of Kentucky. And, holds a Master of Arts in Teaching as well as a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Sociology. Corrie has taught social studies and special education in secondary and middle schools. 

Dr. Susan Colby, Past-President
Appalachian State University

Susan Colby is the Director of Faculty Professional Development in the Center for Academic Excellence and professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Appalachian State University. Prior to her work in educational development, she served as chair and assistant chair in the department for twelve years. Susan earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership from East Carolina University; her MA in Administration, Curriculum and Supervision from the University of Colorado, Denver; and her BS in Elementary Education with Distinction from the University of Minnesota. In 2002, she was the recipient of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration Morphet Dissertation Award. In the public schools, she served as principal, Title I director, clinical professor, and teacher. Her research interests include assessment of student learning, teacher preparation program effectiveness, and the evaluation of preservice and practicing teachers. Her published articles have appeared in journals such as Studies in Educational Evaluation; Reading Research and Instruction; Action in Teacher Education; Teaching Education; Multicultural Education; and Educational Leadership.

Dr. Sheila Wilson, Recording Secretary

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Sheila Wilson is an educator with Virginia Beach City Public Schools. She has served at Regent University as an Adjunct Professor in the Teacher Leader program. Dr. Wilson has 30 years of experience teaching elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education. She earned her B.A. and M.Ed. from the University of New Orleans in Drama and Communications and Curriculum and Instruction, respectively (1990, 2000). Sheila earned her doctorate in K-12 School Leadership from Regent University in 2014. In 2015, an article she co-authored on 21^st Century School Leadership was the feature for Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development’s online publication. Dr. Wilson is a regular contributor to Classroom Q & A, an Education Week Teacher blog, and was featured on BAM! radio in 2019 speaking on the effectiveness of restorative practices in schools. Sheila was nominated Teacher of the Year in 2015 and 2019.  Dr. Wilson is an avid presenter and her research interests include school leadership, equity in education, amplifying 21st-century instruction, and assessment reform. 

Dr. Jessica Berry

South Carolina State University

Dr. Jessica Berry is a native of Huger, South Carolina. She is currently the acting  department chairperson and assistant professor of speech pathology and audiology at  South Carolina State University. She completed her B.A. and M.A. in speech language  pathology & audiology from Winthrop University and South Carolina State University  and her doctoral studies at Louisiana State University in Communication disorders with a  minor in Linguistics. 

Dr. Berry is a fluent Gullah/Geechee speaker who is passionate about the Gullah/Geechee  language and has worked as a translator/transcriber with the Smithsonian Museum of  African-American History and Culture project (2014). She is the creator of the first series  of Gullah/Geechee, cultural competency focused professional development sessions for  teachers in Charleston County School District (2017-present). She was recently awarded  theAmerican Speech Language Hearing Associations Editor’s awardfor her work which  examined the use of strategic scoring and probes as alternative assessment methods for  children who speak African American English.  

She is the author of a new book,The Little Gullah Geechee Book: A Guide for the Come  Ya. She wrote this book with hopes to reach tourists, the transplants to the low-country  region, andanyone who is interested in learning more about the Gullah Geechee language  and culture. 

Dr. Berry is an advocate for creating spaces where children who do not speak Mainstream English are provided the same opportunities and additional assistance that they need to be successful. As a part of this goal, her research focuses language impairment in the context of regional dialect variation, non-biased assessment of children who speak nonmainstream varieties of English, and Gullah Geechee linguistic structure and sociolinguistic complexities.  

She enjoys learning and growing and plans to use all that she has learned through her years as an educator/clinician to mentor the next generation of scholars and educate the public about the Gullah Geechee language. She is a wife, mother of two girls and enjoys singing and reading in her spare time.  

Scottie Collier

Principal, St. Matthews Elementary School

Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky

Dr. Linda Feldstein

Fort Hays State University

Linda Feldstein serves as an Assistant Professor in the Teacher Education Department at Fort Hays State University, in Hays, KS. Prior to joining academia, Linda spent 27 years in public education in varied roles, including a special education teacher, an instructional support specialist, and an elementary school counselor. Her educational background includes a B.S in Special Education from Gwynedd-Mercy College, a M.S. in School Counseling from Villanova University, and an Ed. D. in Educational Planning, Policy, and Leadership from the College of William and Mary. Research interests include classroom grading and assessment practices, working with redesign schools in Kansas, and student engagement. She has presented work in national venues such as American Educational Research Association, The Association of Teacher Educators, and The Consortium for Educational Research and Teacher Effectiveness, along with numerous state and regional conferences and professional development events.

Tanisha Garrett

Oakland Unified School District, California

Tanisha Garrett is History Department Chair, a member of the Instructional Leadership Team, the co-founder and sponsor of the Black Student Union at Madison Park Academy in the Oakland Unified School District in California, where she teaches history to 10th and 11th graders. She is in the second year of her doctoral program in Anthropology and Social Change at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Tanisha holds a bachelor's degree in History and a master's degree in Teaching from Bellarmine University with a Learning and Behavior Disorders certification.

Danielle Hahn, Administrative Assistant
Appalachian State University

email: admin@createconsort.org

Danielle Hahn is the Administrative Support Specialist, Faculty Services in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at Appalachian State University. She has been working in this capacity since 2012. Prior to her work at Appalachian, she was a bookkeeper, office manager, and medical secretary. She has a degree in Business Administration, with over 22 years of experience working with budgets and bookkeeping. 

Carrie Hodge

Graduate Student Representative

Carrie Hodge is a doctoral candidate in Higher Education Leadership at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. She earned her B.A. and M.A. in English from Clemson University in Clemson, SC. Carrie has over five years of experience teaching English at the community college level and ran the Writing Center at Pitt Community College in Greenville, NC, for three years. Currently, she is working as a Senior Associate in Data & Advanced Analytics at the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education in Frankfort, KY. Her dissertation focuses on how six rural high schools in Western North Carolina create a college-going culture. 

Dr. Nancy Nasr

Chemistry Content Leader

Granada Hills Charter High School, California

Nancy Nasr is currently a secondary school science educator with over seven years of experience in the diverse classroom. Teaching a population of approximately 50% Latinx and Black students, Dr. Nasr’s continued research interest is anchored in cultural responsiveness in the science classroom as well as student attitudes toward culturally responsive pedagogy. Additionally, Dr. Nasr has an interest in exploring the ways in which the Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs) of the NGSS can be used to infuse science learning that is situated in phenomena associated with social justice, and empowering her students to overcome social injustices through the use of science. Dr. Nasr received her B.Sc. in Microbiology from University of Alberta. She received her M.A.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from California State University, Northridge and her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from University of South Carolina.