Meet our amazing team.
Paul Bocko
ACSR Director and Faculty
Paul’s teaching and consulting expertise centers on place-based, nature-based, climate change education, Critical Skills, and professional learning community (PLC) initiatives.
Jessie Morin
ACSR Administrative Coordinator
Jessie is a Waldorf educator and has served in various roles in both independent and charter schools.
Laura Thomas
ACSR Consultant and Core Faculty
Laura was a long-time director of ACSR, and her consulting activities focus primarily on Critical Skills, problem-based learning, school change, technology integration, and STEAM.
She is a Community Facilitator, Contributing Editor for Edutopia, and ISTE Community Leader.
She is a Community Facilitator, Contributing Editor for Edutopia, and ISTE Community Leader.
Susan Dreyer Leon
ACSR Consultant and Education Department Chair
Susan’s teaching and consulting areas of expertise are professional learning communities (PLC), school leadership, school change, and mindfulness in education.
Ellen Doris
ACSR Consultant and Core Faculty
Ellen’s teaching and consulting expertise includes nature-based learning, science education, natural history, and the history of nature study and science education in schools.
Liza Lowe
Liza’s teaching and consulting expertise focuses on nature-based education, early childhood teaching and learning, and natural history.
Julie Biddle
Professor and Concentration Director for Graduate Certificates in The Reggio Emilia Approach, Trauma Informed Education & Dyslexia Studies.
In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Julie’s consulting is primarily with programs interested in early childhood and implementing Reggio-inspired practices.
Alison Henry
Alison teaches and consults, focusing on Waldorf Education and decolonizing teaching and learning.