Head of School, Thomas Edison Charter School; Award Winning Teacher, Principal, and Author; Internationally Recognized Speaker and School Leader; Nationally Acclaimed Chess Coach, whose students have gone on to win world recognition as Eight-Time National Chess Champions; Contributor, “The Dr. Oz Show”; Author, Meet Their Needs, and They’ll Succeed: Transforming Students’ Lives Through Positive Relationships (2025); Co-Author, Retention for a Change: Motivate, Inspire, and Energize Your School Culture (2021), Building a Winning Team (2019), Passionate Leadership: Creating a Culture of Success in Every School (2019), The Immortality of Influence (2010), and I Choose To Stay (2004)