Creating a Culture of Support for Teacher Leaders: A Vision for Change and Hope

Rosemary Gornik is an assistant professor and program coordinator of educational leadership at Kent State University (KSU). Since 1973, Rosemary served as K-12 classroom teacher, principal, and central office administrator in the areas of curriculum, instruction and assessment, and retired as superintendent in 2013. Rosemary has several publications on teacher leadership, and is the principal investigator on a KSU grant to increase teacher leadership in Ohio.

Wendy L. Samford, is a prior administrator of thirteen years, currently working on two book projects and is co-investigator on a state grant through Kent State University to increase teacher leadership in Ohio. She is happily married with four great kids and continues her work for the renewal of education in the U.S.