Julea has been developing curriculum for more than 20 years and has loved teaching School-Connect at local schools in TX and CA. Before School-Connect, Julea worked at the Character Education Partnership (CEP) and the U.S. Dept. of Education. Julea is lead author of the Character Education Evaluation Toolkit, a finalist for CASEL’s 2007 Zins Award for Early Career Contributions to SEL Practice, and a graduate of Harvard’s School of Ed (M.Ed.) and UVA’s Curry Programs in Clinical and School Psychology (PhD). Julea is a grateful mom of two teens so gets extra intel into the high school experience these days.

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Kathy is the original author of Second Step (1988-97), lead author of the Eleven Principles Sourcebook: How to Achieve Quality Character Education in K-12 Schools (2003), and writer/executive producer or 12 award-winning videos. Kathy was program director at the Character Education Partnership (CEP) and assistant director & teacher at Santa Barbara Middle School. Kathy was honored with CEP’s 2009 Sanford N. McDonnell Lifetime Achievement Award. Kathy is semi-retired and happily grandparenting.

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Keeth (“Coach Rudy”) is an award-winning educator and nationally recognized SEL speaker/trainer. Keeth is a 25+ year teacher, author of ExSELent Teaching (2022) and recipient of CASEL’s Mary Utne O’Brien Award for Excellence in Expanding Evidence-Based Practice of SEL and the National Dropout Prevention Network’s Crystal Star Award. Keeth’s work has been featured in countless webinars, articles, and conferences. He is also founder of SEL Launchpad that has trained hundreds of schools.

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Jamie recently completed her doctorate in education leadership. She also has a masters in counseling and has spent time supporting teens in classes and therapeutic settings. Jamie is mom to a precious little girl, and in her free time, loves creating art, traveling, and reading.

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With 10+ years of classroom experience, Steph is a champion for helping students feel connected through positive relationships at school. She served as her campus's AVID Coordinator and Teacher of the Year. Yet, her favorite roles are that of coach's wife and mom to three young kids.

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Donella was a public school educator for 25 years, first as a teacher and then a middle school principal. She has a heart for helping kids, especially on at-risk campuses. Donella loves traveling (25+ countries and counting), hiking, and reading.

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Mary has 18 years experience as a professional counselor and worked for the TX Dept. of Rehabilitative Services to help individuals with disabilities get support services. She’s a proud grandmother to Caitlyn and Pete, and loves listening to a good book whenever she can.

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Carli is a certified public accountant (CPA) with 10+ years in corporate accounting and finance. She likes to travel and her favorite sport is tennis.

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Stephannie has B.A. in psychology and has a passion for education and technology. She has experience in office management as well as working with children. On the weekends, you can find her trying new restaurants or playing her favorite video game - The Sims.

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Consultant Partners

(Included in the picture above)

Eric & Zoe Graham

IC Pictures

Eric is the cinematographer, director, and editor behind all of the Teen Voices and Knowledge Hub videos. His daughter Zoe is the clever artist for all video graphics.

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Mayra Pavon

Artist

Mayra is the talented artist creating all the original graphics for the S-C slides (and the picture above).

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Simon Kane

Computer Scientist

Simon is the brains behind the School-Connect website and S-C 4.0 console.

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