Authors & Presenters

Mary Damer is a lecturer in the special education department at The Ohio State University and a consultant who works with school districts to increase reading achievement.

Wendy Daniels specializes in supporting teachers and administrators in the areas of PLCs, effective instruction, curriculum design, and assessment. She has experience as a presenter, instructional facilitator, coach, and classroom teacher.

Breez Longwell Daniels is the principal of Hot Springs County High School in Wyoming. She has also served as principal at Thermopolis Middle School, which was named a Model PLC under her leadership.

John Darnell holds valid Kentucky certificates as a social studies teacher, school principal, and superintendent. He earned his bachelor’s in history from Transylvania University and also earned master’s degrees in instructional leadership and teaching.

Edward P. Darrah is a licensed and certified professional counselor and is triple board-certified in counseling, school counseling, and telemental health. He serves as a mental health and performance counselor for Temple University athletics.

Jerrod Dastrup is the principal at Snow Canyon Middle School in St. George, Utah. He is passionate about the PLC at Work® process and specializes in the areas of PLC, RTI, school culture, and data analysis.

Brenda Davis is originally from New Zealand and currently resides in Oklahoma City. As an educator, Brenda is committed to educational equity for all students and has served in Title 1, urban, high poverty, and high multilingual learner (ML) populations for the past 21 years.

Christine Davis has more than 25 years of educational experience as an elementary teacher, math specialist, instructional coach, curriculum writer, and Title 1 program coordinator. Her primary focus is to use collaborative practices to close gaps for all students.

Kim Davis has retired as a research associate for the Indiana Resource for Autism at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University Bloomington.

Richard A. DeLorenzo is cofounder and consultant for the Re-Inventing Schools Coalition (RISC) and an internationally known leader in education and organization restructuring.