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Ms, Christina Santoyo
Doctoral Candidate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Christina Santoyo is a Teacher Education doctoral candidate
and graduate assistant in the department of Teaching and
Learning at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is also an
adjunct English instructor at Nevada State College. Christina
received her Master of Arts in Teaching from Western Illinois
University before beginning her teaching career in the Clark
County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada. She taught English
Language Arts in Title I middle schools for five years and also
played an active role in the AVID program.
Dr. James R. Scharff
Executive Director, Iowa Association of School Business Officials
Dr. Scharff graduated from the University of South Dakota and
worked extensively in the public school system at nearly every
level—as a teacher, a principal, and as a superintendent. He
went on to earn a doctoral degree from Iowa State University
where he worked as a professor until 2011. Additionally, Dr.
Scharff has served as the executive director for the Iowa
Association of School Business Officials since 2002.
Dr. Linda Serro
Professor, Florida Gulf Coast University
Dr. Linda Serro is currently the Director of The Lucas Center
for Faculty Development at Florida Gulf Coast University in
Fort Myers, Florida. She has developed programs for new
faculty and implemented faculty learning communities on a
variety of topics to enhance teaching in higher education. Dr.
Serro also holds an appointment in the College of Education as
a professor in reading education. She teaches courses in
literacy education and developed a professional development
school course in early literacy methods and a doctoral course
in historical perspectives of literacy. She currently conducts
research on supporting the pedagogy of university faculty.