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Kevin Bartlett
Kevin Bartlett is the director of the Int'l School of Brussels, and has held prior leadership positions in Tanzania, Austria and Namibia. Kevin has been actively involved in developing international education for 20 years. He chaired the ECIS Accreditation Committee, is a trainer for the Principals' Training Center and has lectured for a number of postgraduate programmes. Kevin has a particular interest in developing learning-focused schools and, hence, an interest in curriculum. He initiated and later chaired the IB Primary Years Programme. Kevin is currently Chair of the Board of the Council of International Schools.

William Powell
William Powell has served as an international school educator for the past 30 years in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Indonesia, and Malaysia. From 1991 to 1999, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the International School of Tanganyika in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and from 2000 – 2006 as Headmaster of the International School of Kuala Lumpur. He is the co-author, with his wife Ochan, of Count Me In! Developing Inclusive International Schools (2000) and co-author of a book on school board governance training (2001). Bill and Ochan also co-authored the book Making the Difference: Differentiation in International Schools (2007). They are currently working on a project that examines the relationship between teacher emotional intelligence and teacher effectiveness in the classroom and have a book entitled Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Teacher coming out in early 2010 (Corwin Press). When Bill is not writing, he is presenting workshops on curriculum development, differentiation, school leadership and governance training. He serves as a consultant for Education Across Frontiers Sdn. Bhd. (Bpowell@eduxfrontiers.org).

Ochan Kusuma-Powell
Ochan Kusuma-Powell is co-founder and director of Education Across Frontiers, an organization that promotes teacher education towards the development of professional learning communities. A graduate of Columbia University with a doctorate in international education development, she has more than 25 years experience in international education and has been actively involved in teacher training for developing inclusive international schools. Ochan has developed and implemented inclusive special education programs in the United States, Indonesia, Malaysia and Tanzania. Together with her husband, Bill, she co-authored an OSAC publication entitled Count Me In! Developing Inclusive International Schools and, more recently, Making the Difference: Differentiation in International Schools (2007). Ochan’s current interest is the application of brain research to classroom instruction. She is adjunct faculty at Lehigh University, Buffalo State and a trainer for the Teacher Training Center. (Okpowell@eduxfrontiers.org).

Kristen Pelletier
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