Presenters

Dr. Hawar Khalandi is an experienced educator and leader with a passion for creating inclusive, student-centered learning environments and has led impactful work aligning instruction, assessment, and wellness to empower all learners.

Christy Johnson has over 20 years of education experience, having served as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and education specialist. At Region 9 Education Service Center in Wichita Falls, Texas, she collaborates with districts in the High Reliability Schools program and provides training to teachers in the New Art and Science of Teaching. Currently, Christy serves as the coordinator of digital learning for Region 9 ESC, where she is dedicated to supporting schools in effectively integrating technology into their classrooms to enrich the learning experience.

Jennifer Ingram is a curriculum and instruction leader dedicated to supporting teachers in building clear, standards-based systems that drive student learning. With over 18 years of experience in education, she has helped schools transform learning by aligning curriculum, assessment, and instruction to better serve both teachers and students.

John M. Hudson is a middle school principal with over 20 years of experience in education. Previously, he served as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and elementary principal. John's work has focused on school transformation, teacher leadership development and coaching, and High Reliability Schools.

Jan K. Hoegh has been an educator for over 35 years. She has served as a classroom teacher, building leader, professional development specialist, high school assistant principal, curriculum coordinator, and assistant director of statewide assessment.

Jeremy Hill, EdD, has over 25 years of experience in education at both the elementary and secondary levels. He spent 12 years as a classroom teacher before assuming the role of high school assistant principal in urban and rural settings. In 2016, he was named the first principal of Willow Creek Elementary School in Riverton, Wyoming. As a School Wellness Wheel and Humanized Education associate, Dr. Hill works directly with educational institutions to help design and coach systems of support focused on mastery-based learning, growth-based schooling, and strength-based teaching.

Lynne Herr, PhD, is a technology-focused professional development specialist and Google Certified Educator and Trainer. She also teaches graduate courses in technology leadership and skill development for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Dr. Herr served as K–12 school technology director in Waverly, Nebraska for ten years.

Dr. Bret Heller, EdD, has over 20 years of public education experience and is the superintendent of the School Town of Munster, Indiana. He is dedicated to instructional leadership, assessment, and cultivating high reliability schools for academic excellence and student success.

Logan Heflebower has been coaching baseball since his collegiate playing career came to a close in 2019. He is the infield coach at Division II, Colorado Christian University, in Lakewood.

Miranda Havins serves as a High Reliability Schools regional program lead and instructional coaching specialist at Region 9 ESC in Wichita Falls, Texas. Miranda specializes in supporting school districts and campuses operating in Marzano’s High Reliability Schools framework and designs specialized professional development, work sessions and coaching for educators based on their specific needs.