Education Perspectives

Dr. Russel Carpenter Assistant Provost & Professor of English; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Faculty Development Eastern Kentucky University  Dr. Gill Hunter Director, Academic Experience and Engagement; Professor of English Eastern Kentucky University Quotes of the Podcast:  "Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett "An investment...

Anneke Lee Student University of Toronto   Quotes of the Podcast:  "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."~ Arthur Ashe. Introduction of Guest BIO –  Anneke Lee is a student at the University of Toronto studying English, History, and Languages. She is passionate about the development of schooling and keen to answer the big questions facing educators today, including ho...

Jackie Gordon Duvall District Athletic Director Fayette County Public Schools  Quote of the Podcast:  "Legacy isn't just what I leave when you die, it's what I leave when I enter and leave a room" and "Legacy doesn't require perfection, it requires impact."  Introduction of Guest BIO –  Jackie Gordon Duvall | Athletic Leader & Community Champion If you ask Ja...

Dr. Cinde Lock Head Of School, Pickering College Author Connections, Academics and Purpose Introduction of Guest BIO –   Dr. Cinde Lock is the Head of School at Pickering College, a K-12 day and boarding school in Newmarket, Ontario, where she leads with a deep commitment to meaningful learning, community engagement, and student well-being. Her work is informed by a global perspective shaped throu...

PODCAST Season 7 EPISODE 2 Barnett Berry Author The Future of Public Education  Introduction of Guest BIO –  Barnett Berry serves in variety of research and consultative roles to advance school redesign and the teaching profession, currently working with school districts, states, and philanthropies focus reinventing public education. Berry is Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute...

PODCAST Season 7 EPISODE 1 Randy Ziegenfuss Professor of Practice, Moravian University   Quotes of the Podcast:  "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." — Viktor Frankl (Man's Search for Meaning) Introduction of Guest BIO –  Dr. Randy Ziegenfuss is committed to transforming K-12 and higher education systems from the traditional, sch...

PODCAST Season 6 EPISODE 14 Antonio P Gustin The Bug Whisperer - Director of the Gateway Science Project Quotes of the Podcast:  The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.  Introduction of Guest BIO –  Antonio "Tony" Gustin, known as The Bug Whisperer, is an entomologist and performing science educator who founded Tony's Creepy Crawly Zoo in 1995 as a traveli...

PODCAST Season 6 EPISODE 12 Trudy Shellenbarger 10th Grade Teacher Escambia Hogh School  Quotes of the Podcast:  “The stars we are given, the constellations we make.” Rebecca Solnit Introduction of Guest BIO –  Trudy Shellenbarger has just finished up her first year as a 10th-grade English teacher at Escambia High School in Pensacola, Florida. Originally from Ohio, she received her Bachelor of Sci...

PODCAST Season 6 EPISODE 12 Jane R. Shore Founder, School of Thought; Author, People-Based Learning: The Future of Learning is Human Quotes of the Podcast:  “The stars we are given, the constellations we make.” Rebecca Solnit   Introduction of Guest BIO –  Jane R. Shore, EdD is the founder of School of Thought PHL, and a learning scientist and research visualizer devoted to the idea that learning...

PODCAST Season 6 EPISODE 11 Sheela Vanhoose Shareholder, The Southern Group Founder, TSG Advisors Introduction of Guest Bio Sheela Vanhoose is a Shareholder at The Southern Group, where she helps organizations navigate Florida’s political and policy landscape with a focus on strategy, relationships, and long-term positioning. Her work sits at the intersection of government, education, business, an...

Mark Sparvell Director Of Education, Microsoft Author: Good Brain Bad Brain Quotes of the Podcast: Schools are places where society is created and recreated, so, it follows, teachers are the architects of that preferred future. Introduction of Guest BIO –  Mark Sparvell is a global award wining educator and leader, currently a Director of Marketing at Microsoft, specializing in education. He leads...

PODCAST Season 6 EPISODE 9 Patty McGee Author, Educator, and Consultant  Quotes of the Podcast: That is a wildly difficult question for a literacy person. So, I have narrowed it down to my favorite quote from the last book I read. “And when you open your heart to rewilding a landscape, the truth is, you’re opening your heart to rewilding yourself.” Once We Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy Introd...

Amanda "Mandy" Ralston Founder of NonBinary Solutions  CEO of KidsChoice Therapy Quotes of the Podcast: “Wisdom is like frequent-flyer miles and scar tissue; if it does accumulate, that happens by accident while you're trying to do something else.” Barbara Kingsolver   Introduction of Guest BIO –  Amanda “Mandy” Ralston, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA, is a CEO, behavior analyst, and serial found...

David Cook Lead Strategist, Learning Ecosystems Design Consulting Quotes of the Podcast: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." — Alvin Toffler Introduction of Guest BIO –  With three decades working with schools, school systems, regional and state agencies and national education organizations Da...

Bradley Scheel  Imagination Project Quotes of the Podcast:  All failures of the future will be failures of the imagination.   Introduction of Guest BIO –  Wylde Scott is a Sultan, Matador, and Knight through and through, who has lived in Shanghai, Bangkok, and Timbuktu and still keeps a house on the bright side of the moon… When not living in his imagination, Wylde is an award-winning children’s a...

Michael Crawford VP of Strategic Initiatives, America Succeeds Quotes of the Podcast: "We know more than we can tell" - Michael Polanyi Introduction of Guest BIO –  Michael Crawford is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at America Succeeds , where he leads efforts to advance durable skills. Prior to this role, Michael held positions in research, strategy, and partnerships at org...

Jessica Hiler, VP, Kentucky Education Association Quote of the Podcast:  "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not" -The Lorax, Dr. Seuss Introduction of Guest BIO –  Taught Kindergarten at Deep Springs Elementary in Fayette County from 1999 - 2010. Served as the President of the Fayette County Education Association from 2010 - 2025....

Angelo Biasi Introduction of Guest BIO –  Angelo Biasi is a senior level business executive and transformational leader with a strong track record of developing high-growth, innovative, lifelong learning businesses, and initiatives. His proven ability to disrupt, create, and execute on successful GoTo Market - through to exit – strategies, plans and processes has involved operations, fundraising,...

Dr. Brian Creasman Superintendent and author, Flemming County Schools  Quotes of the Podcast:  “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” — Robert Frost. Introduction of Guest BIO –  Brian K. Creasman, Ed. D., currently serves as Superintendent of Fleming County Schools in Kentucky, a position he has held since 2014. As the recipi...

Dr. Beth Rabbitt and Virgil Hammonds Fullscale Learning  Quote of the Podcast:  If you come upon a wall, throw your hat over it and go get your hat.   Introduction of Guest BIO –  Virgel Hammonds Virgel Hammonds, a nationally recognized leader in education innovation, joined the Aurora Institute as CEO in 2024. He brings more than two decades of experience working with young people, educators, dis...

Tinsley Gaylean Author REFRAME & Co-Founder Curious Learning Quotes of the Podcast:  “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela   Introduction of Guest BIO –  TINSLEY GALYEAN, author of REFRAME, is a technologist, designer, and co-founder of Curious Learning, a global nonprofit dedicated to eradicating illiteracy. He holds a PhD f...

Yajaira Aich West VP Client and Community Relations Director, PNC Bank Quote of the Podcast:   “"It’s not so much what we have in this life that matters. It’s what we do with what we have." Fred Rogers Introduction of Guest BIO –  Yajaira Aich West is a Vice President at PNC Bank and serves as the Director of Client and Community Relations. In this role she manages the philanthropic inve...

Dr. Lisa Hammonds Founder, Dove Training & Innovations   Quote of the Podcast:  Your heart has to be able to handle the weight of your divine calling - bell hook Introduction of Guest BIO –  Dr. Lisa Hammonds is the founder of Dove Training & Innovations and a passionate, results-driven Learning Experience & Development Consultant with a proven track record of helping professionals rei...

Darcy Bakkegard Co-Founder & Change Consultant,  The Educators' Lab   Quotes of the Podcast:  “Think of what you want to be different and start from there.” Priya Parker, The Art of Gathering  “While individual curiosity can produce incredible feats, our collective curiosity is the motor behind humanity’s biggest innovations. Conversations feed our imagination, and collaboration enables u...

 Marj Atkinson CEO The Research Sage   Quotes of the Podcast:  Make yourself an example of good works with integrity, dignity and incorruptibility in your teaching. Titus 2:7 CSB  What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education. -Harold Howe. Introduction of Guest BIO –  Marj Atkinson received her Master of Library Science from Texas Woman's University in...