2024 Conference Speakers
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Dr. Mariela Rodriguez
Keynote Speaker 2024 Mariela A. Rodríguez, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Her primary area of research focuses on the supportive practices of school leaders working with culturally and linguistically diverse students. Her other area of research includes mentoring of graduate students in educational leadership programs. She has several co-edited books and her articles have been published in journals such as Equity & Excellence in Education and the Journal of School Leadership. Dr. Rodríguez served as Vice-President of Division A of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) (2021-2024). Prior to that from 2017-2018, she served as President of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). She is currently a Co-Editor for the Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership (JCEL). In 2021 Dr. Rodríguez earned the UCEA Jay D. Scribner Mentoring Award for supporting early career faculty. Then in 2023 she earned an Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award from UTSA for her dedicated work with graduate students. |
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Dr. James Berry
Outgoing ICPEL Executive Director Cocking Lecture 2024 Dr. Berry is professor emeritus in the Department of Leadership & Counseling at Eastern Michigan University. He served as the Executive Director of the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL) which was formerly known as the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) from 2010-2024. In this capacity he represented members of ICPEL on the National Policy Board for Educational Administration which is the body that revises and maintains standards for training school leaders in the U.S. He has worked to expand ICPEL as a professional academic organization through its publications and online presence. ICPEL Publications has become a recognized publisher of scholarly journals and professional books in the field of educational leadership. Dr. Berry served as K-12 school or higher education administrator for twenty-seven of his fifty-one years in education. He served as an assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent, department head and associate dean (as well as serving as the Executive Director of ICPEL for the last fourteen years). He was an American Council on Education (ACE) fellow in 2001. Dr. Berry has conducted research and written in the areas of K-12 school reform with a focus on change leadership and the use of technology. Recent publications include “Towards Ubiquitous Learning in a Transnational Educational System” in F. English (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Leadership and Management Discourse (2022); Berry J.E. (2020) “The Internet: An Educational System for Equalizing Educational Opportunity” in Papa R. (Ed.) Handbook on Promoting Social Justice in Education; “The Training of School Leaders: The Standards Era” In The Wiley Handbook of Educational Policy published in 2018; Necessary Leadership (2017) with Dr. Kelly Coffin co-author. For the past ten years he has served as liaison and consultant to Carey School in Zunyi, China. He has led ICPEL international trips to Cuba, China, Japan, Egypt, and Guatemala (May, 2024). taught an Early Scholars transnational learning course on food security winter semester 2024 and has a particular interest in facilitating school improvement/learning in K-16 education. |
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Dr. Nathan Templeton
Living Legend 2024 Dr. Nathan R. (Nate) Templeton is Professor and Director of the Meadows Principal Leadership Institute in the Department of Educational Leadership at Texas A&M University Commerce, where he teaches in the masters and doctoral educational leadership programs. Prior to joining the graduate faculty at A&M Commerce Dr. Templeton served in Texas public schools as campus principal, teacher, and program administrator. As a scholar-practitioner, Dr. Templeton serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Collaborative Leadership and the Journal of Bullying and Aggression. Areas of research passion include eliminating educational inequality, systemic sustainability, and using research based best practice to improve student achievement and ensure effective practices. Thus, the quantitative research agenda includes: Improving practitioner competency for campus principals, leadership in rural schools, and program preparation and evaluation in higher education, and closing the achievement gaps between traditionally underrepresented student populations. Dr. Templeton has published over 35 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters; as well as presenting research on Closing the Achievement Gaps, Principal Preparation Program Evaluation, and Equity and School Reform at state, national and international conferences and professional development workshops. Additionally, Dr. Templeton serves as peer reviewer for numerous professional journals and currently serves as Editor of Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, a tier one journal published by Taylor and Francis, and Co-Editor of the edited book, Texas Public School Organization and Administration, published by Kendal Hunt. In addition to serving as Guest Editor of School Leadership Review’s Special Edition on Leadership in Rural Schools (2019), the current project, Voices from the Field: Building Capacity for Leadership and Social Change in Rural Schools has been heralded by peer reviewers as a seminal work in the field of leadership in rural settings. Dr. Templeton is an active member of numerous professional associations, including the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP), Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA), Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administration (TCPEA) Executive Board, and past President of the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL). Dr. Templeton has received numerous awards and honors, including A&M Commerce Professor of the Year (2015), A&M Commerce Campus Life & Student Development Partnership Award (2016), Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administration Educator of the Year (2017), Texas Association of Black Professionals in Higher Education Joyce Miller Excellence in Teaching Award (2017), Texas Association of Black Professionals in Higher Education C.W. Leftwich Imagination in Teaching Award (2019), Texas Council of Professors of Education Administration Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Chair’s Award (2019), and International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership Morphet Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Chair’s Award Chair’s Award (2020), Texas Council of Professors of Education Administration Researcher of the Year (2020), and Texas Council of Professors of Education Administration Educator of the Year (2022). |
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Dr. Marc Shelton
Achilles-Hoyle Service Award Winner 2024 Dr. Shelton is the Dean of the College of Education at George Fox University and has more than 40 years of experience as an educator in Iowa, South Dakota, California and Oregon. Marc earned his Master of Education (1991) and Doctor of Education (1993) degrees in educational administration from the University of South Dakota joining GFU in 2000, to serve as director of Administrative Licensure (2000-03 and 2007-16), the Master of Education program (2003-2006), and as co-chair of the School of Education (2016-2017). Marc’s research focus is teacher leadership and principal preparation, with an emphasis on school district/university partnerships. Publications Wells, C., Shelton, M., & Marshall, R. (2012). Developing a national perspective: Educational leadership conceptualizing teacher leadership programs. [National Position Paper]. Ypsilanti, MI: National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) Publications – Eastern Michigan University. Shelton, M. (2012). Discernment. In A. L. Dee & G. C. Tiffin (Eds.). Faithful education: Themes and values for teaching, learning, and leading. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers, PICKWICK Publications. Presentations “The State of USA School Finance Texts: A 50-state Resource Initiative.” 15th Education Research Symposium, Merton College, Oxford, England – March 21-23, 2018. Invited presenter CEEDAR Cross-State Convening, Chicago, IL – June 2014-2017. Marc has served on the city council of Newberg, Oregon, as a member of the Executive Board as president of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA), and is currently completing work as the director of finance for the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership (ICPEL). Marc is married to Kelly, a retired elementary school teacher. Their three children – Emily, Benjamin and Jennifer – are living in Oregon, D.C., and Washington. The Sheltons have three grandsons: Jack, Noah, & Henry and are expecting another addition to the family in July 2024. |
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Dr. Caryn Wells
Creighton Publishing Award Winner 2024 Dr. Wells is a Professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership at Oakland University. She earned her Ph.D. from Michigan State University. She teaches educational leadership courses to graduate students and doctoral candidates who are working on degrees representing education, the medical field, business, and the military. Caryn has been teaching at Oakland University for twenty years; prior to that she was a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal at the high school level. Her research agenda includes mindfulness, stress reduction, burnout, resiliency, self-compassion, deep listening and communication skills, well-being, and wellness. Her presentations and publications focus on developing skill sets in the human or affective elements of leading, mindful leadership, and self-care. She teaches mindfulness-embedded leadership courses, taught mindfulness and stress reduction to medical students at Oakland University for five years and offers mindfulness retreats and institutes to people representing a variety of occupations. She is the author of the book, Mindfulness: How Educational Leaders Can Reduce Stress and Thrive on the Job, published by Rowman and Littlefield in 2016. |