Connie Hollingsworth is Adjuct Assistant Professor and Director of Pre-College Programs in the College of Human Ecology, Department of Human Resource Development, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK). She received her PhD in Human Ecology from UTK in 1995. Since beginning her tenure at UTK she has been directly involved in securing $6,000,000 in federal funds, including 10 years of securing and administering USDA contracts.
Madhavi Jayanthi, Ed.D., is a respected lecturer, presenter, and writer in the fields of qualitative research and special education. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, Reading and Writing Quarterly, School Psychology Review and many other publications. Most recently Dr. Jayanthi served as consulting editor for the Journal of Learning Disabilities. He continues to write and lecture nationwide.
Janet Sylvann Nelson, Ed.D., is currently Associate Professor of Special Education at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. She has worked as a special education teacher, a supervisor of student interns, and a research associate at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.
Donald L. Rollie is Manager of Quality Schools, Research and Policy, for the National Education Association (NEA). He is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Donald L. Rollie and Associates, a consulting group that combines the expertise of veteran educators and organizational development specialists. Rollie himself is both.
Cynthia R. Knowles works nationally helping schools, agencies, and businesses maximize the effectiveness of their prevention programs through student and employee training, curriculum review, data analysis, awareness education, and program evaluation.
John Jay Bonstingl is an international education consultant specializing in the application of Quality Philosophy concepts and practices to the continuous improvement of schools, businesses, and governments as learning organizations.