Education Elements'
10 Year Celebration

Shelli Taylor

Sheli is currently the CEO of the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, cinemas for the movie lover. Her career included senior leadership roles at Starbucks, Planet Fitness’ largest franchisee - United PF, as well as Education Elements. She’s been interviewed on the podcast Masters of Scale and CNN as the theater reopens safely and remains innovative.

Michael B. Horn

Michael speaks and writes about the future of education and works with a portfolio of education organizations to improve the life of each and every student. He is the author of the new book, Choosing College, which strips away the noise around college to help students and parents understand why they are going to school and how to make better choices, as well as aids schools in designing better experiences. Michael is a senior strategist at Guild Education, co-founder of and a distinguished fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, a non-profit think tank, and he is contributor at Forbes.

Anthony Kim

Anthony is a Corwin Press bestselling author, with publications including New Team Habits, New School Rules, and Personalized Learning Playbook. He writes about leadership, team motivation, and improving the way we work. Anthony is also the founder of Education Elements, a consulting company with a mission to support education leaders to prepare their systems for the next generation of learners.

Alex Hernandez

Alex is currently the Dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Virginia. Working for a national education foundation, he built one of the largest portfolios of innovative K-12 schools in the country. He is a former teacher, Portland Public Schools administrator and area superintendent in California. Alex frequently writes about the future of learning, and has a special interest in increasing college access, success, and career readiness.

Shauntel Garvey

Shauntel is a co-founder and General Partner at Reach Capital, a venture fund focused on early stage education technology start-ups. Between her time at Reach and  NewSchools Venture Fund she has invested in over 40 early stage K-12 education technology companies. Her investments have included BrightBytes, Newsela, SchoolMint, Schoolzilla, Nepris and others. Shauntel was previously a Senior Engineer at Procter and Gamble.

Tony Sinanis

Tony is currently the Assistant Superintendent for HR and Leadership Development in the Chappaqua Central School District He . Previously, Dr. Sinanis served as a Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction and building principal in both Westchester and Nassau counties. Additionally, Dr. Sinanis received the 2014 New York State Elementary Principal of the Year Award. Dr. Sinanis has presented at both national and local conferences and is a published author, who has co-written three books, including the bestseller, Hacking Leadership.

Dan Bauer

Dan is currently a podcaster, school principal, entrepreneur and connector. Through his organization Better Leaders Better Schools, Dan leads a cohort of Masterminds

Dave Hardy

Dave is currently a Managing Partner and VP of People Operations at Education Elements. He has previously served as the CEO of Lorain City Schools, Deputy Superintendent of Academics for St. Louis Public Schools. Among his many awards, Dave is a Pahara Fellow and a Future Chiefs for Change Fellow.