Authors & Presenters

Pam Dean is principal of Park Avenue Elementary, a Model PLC at Work® school in Arkansas. Previously, she served as a physical education and health teacher, a coach, and an assistant principal.

Brian Dean, a former teacher, is senior instructional specialist in secondary mathematics for the District School Board of Pasco County, Florida, where he leads mathematics teaching and learning.

Jennifer Deinhart is an educational consultant and K–8 mathematics specialist. Jennifer is currently working as a mathematics instructional coach at Rose Hill Elementary, part of Fairfax County Public Schools.

Margaret Deiotte is a consultant specializing in grant proposal design, development, and writing; strategic planning; program design and evaluation; and RTI implementation.

Ann Delehant is an experienced facilitator, learning leader, and agent of systemwide change. Her work focuses on developing, supporting, and coaching leaders at all levels, building collaborative cultures, and facilitating systems change.

Eileen Depka, PhD, has a background in assessment, common assessment design, rubric development, standards-based assessment, question design, classroom questioning practices, positive practices in grading and reporting, and the implementation of standards-based grading and reporting.

Matt Devan is director of school support and improvement for Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. He provides guidance and feedback to schools as they develop professional learning communities.

With more than 40 years of experience as an educator, J. Richard Dewey is currently a university teacher, a master PLC coach and PLC virtual coach for Solution Tree, and a recognized authority on best practices in school improvement and successful leadership.

Melissa Dickson, EdM, is an outstanding presenter and educator. She is passionate about providing teachers with research-based ideas and strategies that they implement immediately. In her decades as an educator, Melissa has been a literacy coach, staff developer, site-based team leader, mentor teacher, inclusion teacher, classroom teacher, and early childhood teacher.

Jennifer Dickson is an advocate for early childhood education and early intervention. With more than 20 years of experience in public school education, she currently serves as the director of early childhood for Duncanville ISD in Texas.