Dan Beerens is an educational consultant, author, international speaker, and educational leader. Before starting Dan Beerens Consulting in May 2010, he served as Vice President of Learning Services and Director of Instructional Improvement at Christian Schools International. Prior to that, he was the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Holland Christian Schools. Dan has also worked as teacher and principal in urban and suburban public and Christian schools in Wisconsin and Illinois. He serves as a Senior Fellow at CACE (Center for the Advancement of Christian Education), represents Curriculum Trak sales and professional development and serves as co-chair of the annual Christian Deeper Learning conference. He blogs regularly for CACE and is the author of Evaluating Teachers for Professional Growth: Creating a Culture of Motivation and Learning (Corwin Press) and co-editor of the recent book MindShift: Catalyzing Change in Christian Education (ACSI).

After 28 years teaching in classrooms K-12, and 16 years as a school designer for EL Education (formerly Expeditionary Learning) Steven Levy is now an independent educational consultant and a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Advancement of Christian Education. He guides teachers in designing service-based curriculum, engaging instructional practices, student owned assessments, and spiritual formation. He was recognized as the Massachusetts State Teacher of the Year, and honored by the Disney American Teacher Awards as the national Outstanding General Elementary Teacher.

Steven was the recipient of the Autodesk National Award for his impact on project-based learning, and received the John F. Kennedy Prize for the teaching of history. Steven and his fourth grade students were designated “Conservation Heroes” by the National Park Service for their study of the effects of a local bike path on the environment and the community. Steven has written various articles for educational journals, and his book, Starting From Scratch, details some of the projects and students he has worked with in his elementary classrooms.

Krista Adams Wallace is an international Christian educator and consultant. Krista spent 19 years in the Dominican Republic working in missions and educational development. In 2002, Krista launched the Doulos Discovery School, an expeditionary learning PK-12 international Christian school in the mountains of the Dominican Republic. Doulos was the first international Christian school to implement expeditionary learning practices. In 2009, Krista led Doulos to become the first internationally accredited ACSI school in the Dominican Republic.

In 2016, Krista launched InspirED, an educational consulting nonprofit, with Steven Levy and Dan Beerens. This collaboration led to them to create the Christian Deeper Learning conference.

Krista lives with her husband, Chad, in Denver, CO and is the Director of Learning Innovation for Elevate USA. They have two grown daughters and serve on their local Young Life committee. Krista and Chad have an organic coffee farm in the Dominican Republic and enjoy finding new places to sell their coffee around the world.

Harry is the Executive Director and a coach for The Christian Teacher Academy. He recently completed a Masters of Education investigating the role of Technology in Project Based Learning by creating a series of how-to videos providing tools for teachers. For many years, Harry has been working with teachers in Professional Development as they discover Protocols, Project Based Learning, and various technologies.

Along with his work at The Academy, Harry teaches computer technology and business at Hamilton District Christian High. His students’ projects include a community vegetable garden (grade 9 math and business), making robots that help people (grade 11 computer science), and the programming of video games as students discover why they take so long to make (grade 11 and 12 computer science). The energy and support from HDCH, attending various Buck Institute workshops, and being a part of the Education Leadership Academy at High Tech High continue to shape Harry’s work and use of PBL.

With 20+ years of experience in both public and private education, Sara has gleaned from some of the best. She has has taught in two languages, four countries, eight grade levels, and ten content areas, and she has had the opportunity to closely observe and influence instructional practices in over fifty schools.

Having moved back to Texas, with the support of her husband and three school-aged children, Sara has remained committed to work that empowers others and builds community. She holds a Masters in Educational Leadership, has served as a school board member, and spent eleven years as an instructional coach before taking her current job as a School Designer with “Teaching for Transformation.” She also currently serves as a Learning Leader with EduDeo Ministries in Nicaragua.

Jeremy Horlings is the Associate Executive Director for the Prairie Centre for Christian Education. Jeremy has his master's in educational leadership and has been a teacher, vice principal and principal over the course of his 17 years in education. He currently resides in Red Deer, Alberta with his wife and 4 children.

For the past seven years, David Michel has worked as head of school at White Rock Christian Academy. David has local understanding and international experience as the founding head of school of Sekolah Pelita Harapan (SPH) International – Kemang Village. The school is located in the southern part of Jakarta city, and is one of several campuses that provide independent Christian education for both National Indonesian and Expatriate students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. In just over five years, David grew this IB World school from 100 to over 600 students.

Prior to working in Indonesia, he worked for thirty-four years in public schools as an administrator in School District No. 35 (Langley), which including two years as Director of Schools, eight years as Principal of Langley Secondary School, and five and a half years as Principal of R.E. Mountain Secondary, an IB World School. His experience as former Chair of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Committee provided WRCA leadership as the school worked to become a World IB Continuum school. WRCA is the only Christian School in North America offering a complete K-G12 program for all students. Today he holds many leadership roles in various organizations and has an expansive network of local and international contacts.

David’s vision for students at WRCA is based on cultivating a culture rooted in Christian values, and he strongly believes ‘all students deserve a quality education’. He is committed to the belief that WRCA must reflect an emphasis on student learning where all decisions are based on developing a graduate prepared to meet many future challenges. As a committed Christian, he is excited about being part of a well-established and well-respected independent Christian school with strong Christian values, and his own beliefs are consistent with the core purpose and values of White Rock Christian Academy.

Bill Van Dyk has been in Christian education for the last 44 years. For the last five years he has been the Director of Big Picture Learning at NorthPointe Christian school in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Previously Bill served as administrator of a Zeeland Christian school. While in that role he had the privilege of working with other staff to start a middle school program, inclusive education, Spanish immersion, and Mandarin immersion.

Bill is in education because he loves God, loves kids, and loves learning.

Tim is the Executive Director of the Center for Advancement of Christian Education and a professor of education at Dordt University, teaching courses in Educational Leadership, Philosophy of Education, and Research Methods to graduate and undergraduate education majors. Prior to his time at Dordt, he served as the head of school at Calvin Christian School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as an assistant principal for Redlands Christian School in Redlands, California, and a middle school math and technology teacher in Redlands.