Strategic direction and decision-making processes of ATLAS

President

Peter Wiens

peter.wiens@unlv.edu

Associate Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in the United States. After earning a Ph.D. at the University of Virginia (USA), Dr. Wiens was an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (USA), and a teacher and school administrator in the United States, Taiwan, and Niger for more than a dozen years. Dr. Wiens’s teaching focuses on the master’s degree and graduate certificate in Leadership for Teachers and Professionals. He conducts research designed to understand the experiences and attitudes towards teacher leadership in preK-12 schools.

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Secretary

Jana Hunzicker

jhunzicker@fsmail.bradley.edu

Is a professor in the Department of Education, Counseling, and Leadership and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Education and Health Sciences at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. She has worked as an eighth-grade language arts teacher, middle school dean of students, and elementary school principal. Currently, Dr. Hunzicker teaches in and coordinates Bradley’s online Ed.D. in educational leadership program. She especially enjoys mentoring doctoral students in research and scholarly writing. Dr. Hunzicker has authored over 75 journal articles and book chapters. Her research interests include teacher leadership, higher education leadership, and professional development.

Treasurer

Bill Bergeron

wabergeron@ua.edu

Currently an assistant professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Alabama, and the coordinator for the Teacher Leader Ed.S. His background includes 22 years in the military in a variety of leadership roles both as a Non-Commission Officer and as a Commissioned Officer. He has experience as a Police Officer, Teacher, Principal, and Director of Alternative Programs. Dr. Bergeron has undergraduate degrees in Criminal Justice and Social Science Secondary Education. He has Master’s degrees in public administration, Social Science Education, and Educational Leadership, an Education Specialist Degree and Ph.D. in Educational Leadership.

Communication Coordinator

Pedro Tadeu

ptadeu@ipg.pt

Professor in the field of Mathematics Education at Polytechnic of Guarda (IPG); Post-Doc in Problem-solving Skills at Kindergarten (Institute of Education, Faculty of Education, Sakarya University, Turkey); PhD in Science and Technology - specialization in Didactical Mathematics (UTAD University, Vila-Real); Master's degree in Mathematics Education ( UBI University - Covilhã); Degree in Mathematics Education (Faculty of Education, Coimbra University); Coordinator of Center for Studies in Education and Innovation (CI&DEI - Guarda Section - https://www.ipv.pt/cidei/coord.htm) from December 2018; Dean of HEI - School of Education, Communication and Sport, Polytechnic of Guarda, from 12/01/2015 until 14/01/2019; Research in mathematics education, ICT, multicultural education, pre-school and primary school education, inclusion and innovation and Teacher Leadership. Has several scientific publications and designed activities with different HEI from Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Sweden, Ireland, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belgium, Germany, Albania, Uzbekistan, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica among others.

Conference Chair

Jacob D. Skousen

jacob.skousen@unlv.edu

Earned an Ed.D. from Boise State University in 2015 and joined the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) faculty in 2019. He also has a Master of Arts degree in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in bilingual education, and a Master of Education degree in educational leadership and administration. Dr. Skousen is an assistant professor in educational policy and leadership in the Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education. Prior to UNLV, Dr. Skousen spent three years as an assistant professor in educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Northern Colorado. As a researcher, having had 15 years as a practitioner in P-12 education, as a teacher, instructional coach, and principal, he works to bridge theory and practice. Dr. Skousen has a research agenda focused on leadership development and equity. He also is the coordinator of the Executive Educational Leadership Program.

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Africa Delegate

André du Plessis

duplessis.andre@up.ac.za

Associate Professor in the Education Management and Policy Studies Department in the Faculty of Education of the University of Pretoria. He was a school principal for thirteen years in a teaching career of 31 years at three different schools. Andre has presented papers at international conferences in South Africa, Switzerland, Bulgaria and China. He has supervised and co-supervised 18 Masters students and 8 PhD students to completion. He taught Classroom Management and Leadership t undergraduate level and has supervised and co-supervised 18 Masters students and 8 PhD students to completion. He is the author/co-author of 23 peer reviewed publications.

Southwest Asia/Middle East Delegate

Norma Ghamrawi

norma.g@qu.edu.qa

Full professor of educational leadership & management with a PhD from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. She has an extensive experience 25+ years in teaching, training and international education development in the Middle East, Europe and Northern Africa. She has work experience with international organizations in more than 20 countries on small to large-scale projects. Additionally, she is an international trainer and has developed training material, and has trained senior officials for several governments. Her research interest falls into school leadership, teacher leadership, middle leadership, school improvement, and digital leadership. Moreover, she is an advocate of digital technologies for school improvement and leveraging education quality.