Trinity Wallace-Ellis

A transformational leader, entrepreneur, acclaimed inspirational speaker, dedicated to empowering individuals to reach their full potential. With over a decade of experience in personal development and leadership training, Trinity has inspired thousands to break through limitations and achieve greatness.

Garima Nijhawan

With 16 years of integrated marketing and teaching experience, Garima specializes in empowering teachers through mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and productivity. She curates impactful sessions on balancing personal power and energy dynamics, as well as guiding teachers in building their personal brand through communication strategies, body language, and the psychology of learning.

Robyn Coughlin

Robyn Coughlin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California and Washington states with over 20 years of experience in mental health. She specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapy, helping clients manage depression, anxiety, and stress. In addition to running her private practice and providing consultation to fellow professionals in the field, she also created the Mental Fills Counseling Tools store on Teachers Pay Teachers, offering evidenced based therapeutic tools and resources for educators, parents, and therapists.

Allie Szczecinski

Allie Szczecinski, M.Ed., has both her undergraduate and master’s degrees in special education, as well as 15+ years of classroom experience with children in grades K-5. After struggling to find relatable content and helpful resources on social media to support children with significant behavioral needs, Allie started the online platform Miss Behavior. She provides community, resources, and information to educators across the globe and has become a reliable and relatable resource for behavior and social emotional support. In 2020, she released her first book, a picture book titled Roaring Mad Riley. These days Allie is a full time social emotional learning coach at a public elementary school in Chicagoland, a mom of two amazing young children, reading, and loves traveling with her family in their (very limited) spare time.

Michael Fuchigami

Michael Fuchigami is a former middle school teacher whose journey from a classroom mental health crisis to becoming a thriving teacherpreneur inspires educators worldwide. With 14 years of teaching experience and six years as an entrepreneur, he has created social-emotional learning resources that have impacted over a million students in 62 countries. As the founder of SEOT Mindset and Educircles, Mike helps teachers both in and out of the classroom embrace personal growth, achieve financial freedom, and redefine their impact beyond the classroom. Whether working with educators just starting their side hustle or those who have achieved seven-figure success, he embodies how challenges can lead to remarkable transformations.

Peyton Curley

Peyton Curley, a former teacher from Nashville, TN, transformed her passion for working with children into The Social Emotional Teacher, a thriving business dedicated to supporting social-emotional learning (SEL). She is the author of two children's books, Growth Mindset Workbook for Kids and Lily & Nico: Social Skills Stories, and has created over 300 educational resources for teachers, parents, and counselors. With a mission to empower educators and caregivers, Peyton provides practical tools and strategies to help children develop essential SEL skills and thrive both in and out of the classroom.

Katie Bak

Katie Bak is a curriculum designer, international health and wellness speaker, and former middle and high school health teacher. She’s all about leveling up traditional lessons to make them more interactive and catered to easily bored, short-attention-span Gen Z teens. As a proud zillennial, Katie believes that serious topics don’t always require a serious tone—her philosophy blends education with creativity and humor to truly resonate with today’s teens. 

Susan Traugh

Award-winning author, Susan Traugh, M.A. Ed., has been writing life skills curriculum for teens and young adults for nearly thirty years. She has taught from elementary through university teacher preparation and is the mother of three, now adult, children with special needs. Her work has been featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Teachers of Vision, San Diego Family Magazine, and her workbooks are currently used around the world. Susan is also an honored listee in Who’s Who in America.

Dale Duncan

Dale Duncan taught middle school choral music to over 300 students a year in North Carolina, New Jersey, and Georgia for 30 years. Dale is known by the choral music educator community worldwide as the creator of the S-Cubed Sight Singing Program for Beginners, and he knows how to manage and engage large classrooms (often 50+ students!). During his career, he was honored as a Grammy Music Educator Semi-Finalist and won the National Life Changer of the Year Award. One of Dale’s most important life missions is and always will be to help middle school chorus teachers. He's been presenting on classroom management district wide for the last decade! Dale loves his crazy cat, Odie, and sweet doggie Beaux…and he’s currently obsessed with coaching and competing in Pickleball.

Katie Saj

Katie Saj has worked as a high school English teacher for 17 years at an Indigenous high school for students in the Treaty 5 and Treaty 9 areas of Northern Ontario, Canada. With a Reading Specialist and additional qualifications in Alternative and Special Education she has become an expert at interpreting the curriculum to make it meaningful and memorable for students by taking a holistic approach to teaching and believing that every student can achieve success. In addition to teaching, Katie has worked as a school Literacy Lead, educational consultant and curriculum writer. She is the founder of Mochas and Markbooks creating Secondary ELA  educational resources, as well as Mila Belle Creative Co. designing fonts, clipart and classroom templates.

Kimberly Lund

Teaching SEL to neurodivergent kids can be tough, but it doesn’t have to be! I’ve spent over 25 years as an early childhood special educator, creating interactive lessons that use picture symbol answers to make social-emotional skills clear and approachable for every student. My neurodivergent-affirming strategies have helped countless teachers build classrooms where kids feel safe, supported, and celebrated. When I’m not teaching or creating resources, you’ll probably find me soaking up Disney magic or listening to a good audiobook!

Susan Berkowitz

Susan has been a speech-language pathologist for more than 45 years. She has specialized in AAC (Augmentative-Alternative Communication); predominantly with children with ASD, and in working with students with significant language learning disorders. Susan has worked in a wide variety of settings; including public and nonpublic schools, group homes, non-profit organization, and her own private practice. She has published research in peer-reviewed professional journals, and has served as both Director of Education and Director of Communication.

Caitlin Beltran

Caitlin is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with a Masters in Special Education. She has over 20 years experience in special education, as a classroom aide, a special education teacher and ultimately a BCBA. She has worked in both private and public school settings, and is currently a district behaviorist for a K-8 public school in New Jersey. In addition, she teaches part-time for Rutgers University in the Graduate School of Education. Caitlin's approach is rooted in empathy, compassion, and respect for the unique experiences and needs of each individual student and educator. You can find her on Instagram @BeltransBehaviorBasics or read her blog at beltransbehaviorbasics.com.

Ashley Bell

Ashley Bell is a school counselor, SEL curriculum creator, and founder of Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor. Drawing on her years of experience supporting students and families, Ashley specializes in providing practical strategies for building strong communication and addressing challenges with empathy. Her approachable, tiered tips have helped countless educators and counselors. Ashley is passionate about equipping professionals with the tools to create positive, solution-focused outcomes for all students.