Bob Sonju

Bob Sonju is an award-winning educational leader, author, and speaker who is nationally recognized for his energetic commitment to coaching teacher teams and educational leaders in research-based processes and systems that create the conditions for lasting success. Bob has led two separate schools to national Model PLC at Work® status; one of his schools also received the prestigious National Breakthrough School Award from the National Association of Secondary School Principals. As a district leader, Bob led the implementation of the professional learning communities (PLC) process in a district composed of over 50 schools. He is committed to making the work of collaborative teams and school leaders both simple and doable, which has led to his work in the soon-to-be-released book, Simplifying the Journey.

Bob was named Principal of the Year by the Utah Association of Secondary School Principals and was selected as one of three finalists for National Principal of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. His work has been published in the Solution Tree books It’s About Time, Best Practices at Tier 2, Help Your Team, and Women Who Lead, as well as in the magazine Principal Leadership.

Bob is a passionate Chicago Cubs fan and loves exploring coastlines while listening to Jimmy Buffett. Fins up!