Renee Rosenblum-Lowden has taught children and adolescents for more than 25 years in the New York City school system. Currently, she is sharing her love for teaching by presenting seminars and keynote speeches to new and veteran teachers throughout the country, as well as student teachers at various universities. She uses a sense of humor while arming them with great strategies for making classrooms safe and fun—while always being in control.
Genevieve Brown, Ed.D. is currently Professor, Director of Doctoral Studies, and Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. She also served as the Coordinator of Secondary Education and as University Supervisor for principal interns. She has published widely; presented at local, state, and national conferences; and consulted often with school districts.
Beverly J. Irby, Ed.D. is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling at Sam Houston State University. She has also served as Director of Field Experiences, Supervisor of Mentor Services, Liaison for Sam Houston State University’s Urban Professional Development Site, and as a Title VII Grants Coordinator at an urban elementary school.
Lucretia Coates, M.A. in education from Morgan State University, is Principal at the Dr. Bernard Harris, Sr. Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland. For eight years she worked with researchers and educators to develop and implement the Baltimore School and Family Connections project that led to the National Network of Partnership-2000 Schools.
Louis Rosen, PhD, is the executive director of the School Justice Institute, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the improvement of fair discipline practices in schools. He has been a high school principal in the Los Angeles area for 19 years; an assistant principal for 4 years; a high school counselor; and a high school social studies teacher.