Lydotta M. Taylor is the founder and President of The EdVenture Group, an education-based organization that provides consulting, curriculum development and professional development services for individuals, leaders, educators, and businesses. She specializes in change management and leadership programs for education and business. She serves as a national facilitator for The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, an organization that promotes 21st century readiness for education, and will serve as the model classroom chairperson for the International Society for Technology in Education Conference in 2011. Taylor’s true passion is teaching, helping others, and sharing knowledge and successes with the business and education community. She is currently an adjunct professor for the West Virginia University Leadership Studies program, a position she has held for the last three years.
Jill Fratto is a Certified Professional Life Coach, accredited by the International Coach Federation, and the owner of Enlighten Consultant Services, Inc. Utilizing her diverse experience in coaching, business and education, she creates personal and professional development programs for organizations and individuals. Fratto earned her MBA from West Virginia University and her coaching certificate from The Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC). After receiving her certification, she served as a Director for iPEC in Atlanta, GA, instructing and developing individuals to become certified coaches. Fratto is passionate about her work in education, empowering teachers to create intentional change that results in positive outcomes for themselves and their students.