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.
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.