Canon Bull earned his Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, his Master’s in Philosophy from Boston College, and his Master’s in Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary. He is an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church. Prior to joining Campbell Hall in 2003, Canon Bull served as Head of Trinity Episcopal School in New Orleans and as the Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Dean of Students, Chair of the Diversity Committee, and Director of the Senior Humanities Program at Albuquerque Academy. He has served on the Boards of the National Association of Episcopal Schools, the Independent School Association of the Southwest, St. James’ Episcopal School, the Louisiana Children’s Museum, the Steering Committee for the Los Angeles School Heads, the Studio City Neighborhood Council, and has chaired the last two search committees for bishops of Los Angeles. He currently serves as the Chair of the Commission on Schools of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and the Board of the Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education. He and his wife Katie have enjoyed raising their two sons as 13-year Campbell Hall students. Canon Bull enjoys tennis, hiking, and playing bridge in his spare time.

Rosalynne Duff is an educator, leader, and healer with more than a decade of experience in urban education, focusing on liberation and transformational pedagogy. She started her teaching career in Louisville, KY, and resides in Atlanta, GA. She has served as a Founding Teacher of Kindezi Old Fourth Ward in the Kindezi Charter Network. She was the first Equity Coordinator of the CREATE Teacher Residency Program. In her current role as a Professional Learning Coordinator on a research grant at Georgia State University, she is a teacher educator serving educational leaders at all levels across Atlanta. Nationally, she has devoted her time to studying culture, social and emotional learning (SEL), mindfulness, equity, and leadership, focusing on academics through the Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL) program at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY. Internationally, she contributed knowledge to the SEE (Social, Emotional, and Ethical) Learning program. A facilitator, consultant, and coach, she enjoys holding space for collective well-being practices for communities of educators.

Rosalynne holds a Master of Art in Teaching Elementary Education and a secular meditation certification in a cognitively-based compassion contemplative practice through Emory University’s Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics. She is a doctoral student at Georgia State University examining Teaching and Teacher Education while developing a framework for critical contemplative pedagogy, an integration approach to educational equity, SEL, and academics.

Linda Lantieri, MA has been in the field of education for over 50 years as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and director of a middle school in East Harlem. She is presently a core faculty member of a cutting-edge Master’s Program that is part of the Spirituality, Mind, Body Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. Linda is a Fulbright Scholar and internationally known speaker in the areas of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Contemplative Teaching and Learning.

Linda has cofounded the Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL) Program for educational leaders committed to integrating their inner lives and their outer lives of service and action by creating systematic change in the communities in which they serve. She is also one of the co-founders of the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL).

She is the author of numerous articles, book chapters, curricula and books including: Co-author of Waging Peace in Our Schools (Beacon Press, 1998), editor of Schools with Spirit: Nurturing the Inner Lives of Children and Teachers (Beacon Press, 2001), and author of Building Emotional Intelligence (Sounds True, 2008, 2014).

www.lindalantieri.org | llantieri@att.net

Dr. Rob Macrae has spent over 35 years working in independent school leadership, seventeen as a Head of School at Cincinnati Country Day School, New Canaan Country School, and Louisville Collegiate School. Currently in his fourth year at Collegiate, Dr. Macrae’s leadership has increased enrollment and engagement to the highest in the school’s history. His primary focus is building a culture and climate of comprehensive wellness and wellbeing for all in the community.

A lifelong learner, Dr. Macrae earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics/Computer Science from Wesleyan University and a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from Teachers College – Columbia University. He continued to follow his passion for education by earning a Master of Arts in Educational Administration and Policy Analysis from Stanford University’s School of Education and a Doctor of Education in Educational Administration from Columbia University’s Teachers College.

Rabbi Daniella Pressner is Head of School at the Akiva School in Nashville, TN. Born in Jerusalem, and raised in Chicago, Daniella received her BA from Barnard College in Religion and Dance and her MA from Vanderbilt University in Jewish Studies. She has studied at Drisha, Pardes, the Harvard Graduate School of Education and was awarded a prestigious DSLTI fellowship for future leaders of Jewish Day schools.  Daniella currently serves on the Board of the Jewish Middle School and Kehillah High School in Nashville and is pursuing a masters at Hebrew University in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Jewish Studies.  She has taught nationally on curricular design & implementation, teacher/child support and differentiation, and children and spirituality.  Daniella received ordination from Yeshivat Maharat as a member of their Advanced Kollel Executive Track.  She is married to Rabbi Saul Strosberg of Congregation Sherith Israel and the mother of four spunky children.

Jim McGuire is the Associate Head of School at Louisville Collegiate School where some of his primary responsibilities include school-wide leadership; improving organizational culture and climate; enhancing comprehensive wellness for all community members; furthering a holistic, whole-child approach (mind, body, and spirit) to growth and development; and supporting all school operations. Jim has over 24 years of experience in educational leadership, teaching, counseling, entrepreneurship, athletics, and post-secondary/college counseling.

 Jim holds a BA in psychology from Hanover College and an MS in mental health and school counseling from Indiana University. This is Jim’s 3rd visit to the School of St. Jude (2015 & 2016), and he is grateful for the partnership that the two schools share.

Dr. Renee Owen’s life mission is to bring well-being into education to promote a flourishing society. She is currently Assistant Professor in Education Leadership and Adult Learning at Southern Oregon University, where she is editor of the Holistic Education Review journal. Previously, she was Head of School at Rainbow Community School, one of the model schools for the Collaborative for Spirituality in Education (CSE), where she was a fellow with CSE. Renee earned her Doctor in Education from Columbia University Teachers College in an Adult Learning and Leadership program based on transformative learning theory. Her dissertation was about the experience of K12 teachers who embed secular spiritual development within their teaching practices. Her ongoing interests include neuroscience discoveries that connect spirituality and human development.

Chris Tate is the Dean of Middle School at Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina. He is also a Fellow at Columbia’s Teacher’s College Collaborate for Spirituality in Education. He has served students and families as a football and baseball coach, a teacher, advisor, mentor, and administrative leader for over 22 years at Porter-Gaud School.

 Chris presented at the 1st Conference on Spirituality in Education at Columbia’s Teacher’s College in 2015, and also for the Master’s program for Spiritual Mind Body Institute. Chris’s school was one of the leadership schools involved with the Collaborative for Spiritual Development in Education from its inception. His creative and innovative approach to co-curricular and student life programs have allowed his school community to growth in the areas of social emotional learning, diversity, equity and inclusion, and ultimately spiritual growth.

Jason Larson, PhD, serves as Director of Spiritual and Religious Life and Instructor in Religion, History, and Philosophy at The Hotchkiss School, where he teaches courses including “Encountering the Other,” “Human Nature and the Good Life” (which incorporates Awakened Awareness for Adolescents), and classes in Middle Eastern History and Religions and the Israel/Palestine conflict. His work integrates rigorous historical scholarship with contemplative practice and transformative education, seeking to build cultures of spirituality in educational environments as part of holistic education for students. With a BA from Gordon College, an MA in Ancient History from Miami University, Ohio, an MLIS from the University of Kentucky, and a PhD in Religion from Syracuse University, Jason has conducted immersive research tracing Jewish, Muslim, and Christian presence across Mediterranean lands—Israel, Spain, Italy, Greece, with ongoing projects in Sicily and Morocco. This attention to how religious communities have left traces on landscapes and each other informs both his teaching and his podcast and newsletter, “The Hour of Disquiet,” where he explores mystical traditions and apophatic theology through pairings of contemplative texts with culture broadly conceived—music, philosophy, psychology, art, and history. Jason is deeply invested in exploring the role of spirituality in understanding community, protecting common spaces, and deepening communion. His genealogical approach to spiritual traditions—examining how they unsettle and transform themselves across time and place—reflects his conviction that scholarly inquiry and contemplative practice are inseparable dimensions of the same work.

With a dual vocation as educator and minister, Reverend Cameron Hardy has cared for families and students in various contexts for over three decades. Previously serving schools in California and Minnesota, in 1990, Cam and her husband Bill joined the faculty of Millbrook School, a boarding secondary school in eastern Dutchess County, New York and from which she has recently retired. As chaplain to a non-denominational school with a diverse representation of faith traditions, Cam collaborated with the community to facilitate a deeper understanding of the big questions of human existence and to nurture the inner life toward health and wholeness. In addition to directing spiritual life, she co-coordinated a human development curriculum and global and local service-learning opportunities. Cam has also served as educator and pastor for parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of New York, currently as priest at Church of the Regeneration, Pine Plains. The dual context of church and school provides for community engagement and relationship building.  In this light, Cam is involved with advocacy groups for local farm workers and food insecure families, and she is a member of the Board of Directors of Hudson Valley Hospice and the Northeast Community Center.

Cam earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History and Spanish from Bowdoin College, her Master of Divinity and diploma in Anglican Studies from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. Cam and Bill have four wonderful adult children, Heather, Chris, Devin, and Lena, and three grandchildren. They enjoy road tripping, making art, and being outdoors.

Canon Bull earned his Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, his Master’s in Philosophy from Boston College, and his Master’s in Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary. He is an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church. Prior to joining Campbell Hall in 2003, Canon Bull served as Head of Trinity Episcopal School in New Orleans and as the Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Dean of Students, Chair of the Diversity Committee, and Director of the Senior Humanities Program at Albuquerque Academy. He has served on the Boards of the National Association of Episcopal Schools, the Independent School Association of the Southwest, St. James’ Episcopal School, the Louisiana Children’s Museum, the Steering Committee for the Los Angeles School Heads, the Studio City Neighborhood Council, and has chaired the last two search committees for bishops of Los Angeles. He currently serves as the Chair of the Commission on Schools of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and the Board of the Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education. He and his wife Katie have enjoyed raising their two sons as 13-year Campbell Hall students. Canon Bull enjoys tennis, hiking, and playing bridge in his spare time.

Rosalynne Duff is an educator, leader, and healer with more than a decade of experience in urban education, focusing on liberation and transformational pedagogy. She started her teaching career in Louisville, KY, and resides in Atlanta, GA. She has served as a Founding Teacher of Kindezi Old Fourth Ward in the Kindezi Charter Network. She was the first Equity Coordinator of the CREATE Teacher Residency Program. In her current role as a Professional Learning Coordinator on a research grant at Georgia State University, she is a teacher educator serving educational leaders at all levels across Atlanta. Nationally, she has devoted her time to studying culture, social and emotional learning (SEL), mindfulness, equity, and leadership, focusing on academics through the Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL) program at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY. Internationally, she contributed knowledge to the SEE (Social, Emotional, and Ethical) Learning program. A facilitator, consultant, and coach, she enjoys holding space for collective well-being practices for communities of educators.

Rosalynne holds a Master of Art in Teaching Elementary Education and a secular meditation certification in a cognitively-based compassion contemplative practice through Emory University’s Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics. She is a doctoral student at Georgia State University examining Teaching and Teacher Education while developing a framework for critical contemplative pedagogy, an integration approach to educational equity, SEL, and academics.

Linda Lantieri, MA has been in the field of education for over 50 years as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and director of a middle school in East Harlem. She is presently a core faculty member of a cutting-edge Master’s Program that is part of the Spirituality, Mind, Body Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. Linda is a Fulbright Scholar and internationally known speaker in the areas of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Contemplative Teaching and Learning.

Linda has cofounded the Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL) Program for educational leaders committed to integrating their inner lives and their outer lives of service and action by creating systematic change in the communities in which they serve. She is also one of the co-founders of the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL).

She is the author of numerous articles, book chapters, curricula and books including: Co-author of Waging Peace in Our Schools (Beacon Press, 1998), editor of Schools with Spirit: Nurturing the Inner Lives of Children and Teachers (Beacon Press, 2001), and author of Building Emotional Intelligence (Sounds True, 2008, 2014).

www.lindalantieri.org | llantieri@att.net

Dr. Rob Macrae has spent over 35 years working in independent school leadership, seventeen as a Head of School at Cincinnati Country Day School, New Canaan Country School, and Louisville Collegiate School. Currently in his fourth year at Collegiate, Dr. Macrae’s leadership has increased enrollment and engagement to the highest in the school’s history. His primary focus is building a culture and climate of comprehensive wellness and wellbeing for all in the community.

A lifelong learner, Dr. Macrae earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics/Computer Science from Wesleyan University and a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from Teachers College – Columbia University. He continued to follow his passion for education by earning a Master of Arts in Educational Administration and Policy Analysis from Stanford University’s School of Education and a Doctor of Education in Educational Administration from Columbia University’s Teachers College.

Rabbi Daniella Pressner is Head of School at the Akiva School in Nashville, TN. Born in Jerusalem, and raised in Chicago, Daniella received her BA from Barnard College in Religion and Dance and her MA from Vanderbilt University in Jewish Studies. She has studied at Drisha, Pardes, the Harvard Graduate School of Education and was awarded a prestigious DSLTI fellowship for future leaders of Jewish Day schools.  Daniella currently serves on the Board of the Jewish Middle School and Kehillah High School in Nashville and is pursuing a masters at Hebrew University in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Jewish Studies.  She has taught nationally on curricular design & implementation, teacher/child support and differentiation, and children and spirituality.  Daniella received ordination from Yeshivat Maharat as a member of their Advanced Kollel Executive Track.  She is married to Rabbi Saul Strosberg of Congregation Sherith Israel and the mother of four spunky children.

Jim McGuire is the Associate Head of School at Louisville Collegiate School where some of his primary responsibilities include school-wide leadership; improving organizational culture and climate; enhancing comprehensive wellness for all community members; furthering a holistic, whole-child approach (mind, body, and spirit) to growth and development; and supporting all school operations. Jim has over 24 years of experience in educational leadership, teaching, counseling, entrepreneurship, athletics, and post-secondary/college counseling.

 Jim holds a BA in psychology from Hanover College and an MS in mental health and school counseling from Indiana University. This is Jim’s 3rd visit to the School of St. Jude (2015 & 2016), and he is grateful for the partnership that the two schools share.

Dr. Renee Owen’s life mission is to bring well-being into education to promote a flourishing society. She is currently Assistant Professor in Education Leadership and Adult Learning at Southern Oregon University, where she is editor of the Holistic Education Review journal. Previously, she was Head of School at Rainbow Community School, one of the model schools for the Collaborative for Spirituality in Education (CSE), where she was a fellow with CSE. Renee earned her Doctor in Education from Columbia University Teachers College in an Adult Learning and Leadership program based on transformative learning theory. Her dissertation was about the experience of K12 teachers who embed secular spiritual development within their teaching practices. Her ongoing interests include neuroscience discoveries that connect spirituality and human development.

Chris Tate is the Dean of Middle School at Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina. He is also a Fellow at Columbia’s Teacher’s College Collaborate for Spirituality in Education. He has served students and families as a football and baseball coach, a teacher, advisor, mentor, and administrative leader for over 22 years at Porter-Gaud School.

 Chris presented at the 1st Conference on Spirituality in Education at Columbia’s Teacher’s College in 2015, and also for the Master’s program for Spiritual Mind Body Institute. Chris’s school was one of the leadership schools involved with the Collaborative for Spiritual Development in Education from its inception. His creative and innovative approach to co-curricular and student life programs have allowed his school community to growth in the areas of social emotional learning, diversity, equity and inclusion, and ultimately spiritual growth.

Jason Larson, PhD, serves as Director of Spiritual and Religious Life and Instructor in Religion, History, and Philosophy at The Hotchkiss School, where he teaches courses including “Encountering the Other,” “Human Nature and the Good Life” (which incorporates Awakened Awareness for Adolescents), and classes in Middle Eastern History and Religions and the Israel/Palestine conflict. His work integrates rigorous historical scholarship with contemplative practice and transformative education, seeking to build cultures of spirituality in educational environments as part of holistic education for students. With a BA from Gordon College, an MA in Ancient History from Miami University, Ohio, an MLIS from the University of Kentucky, and a PhD in Religion from Syracuse University, Jason has conducted immersive research tracing Jewish, Muslim, and Christian presence across Mediterranean lands—Israel, Spain, Italy, Greece, with ongoing projects in Sicily and Morocco. This attention to how religious communities have left traces on landscapes and each other informs both his teaching and his podcast and newsletter, “The Hour of Disquiet,” where he explores mystical traditions and apophatic theology through pairings of contemplative texts with culture broadly conceived—music, philosophy, psychology, art, and history. Jason is deeply invested in exploring the role of spirituality in understanding community, protecting common spaces, and deepening communion. His genealogical approach to spiritual traditions—examining how they unsettle and transform themselves across time and place—reflects his conviction that scholarly inquiry and contemplative practice are inseparable dimensions of the same work.

With a dual vocation as educator and minister, Reverend Cameron Hardy has cared for families and students in various contexts for over three decades. Previously serving schools in California and Minnesota, in 1990, Cam and her husband Bill joined the faculty of Millbrook School, a boarding secondary school in eastern Dutchess County, New York and from which she has recently retired. As chaplain to a non-denominational school with a diverse representation of faith traditions, Cam collaborated with the community to facilitate a deeper understanding of the big questions of human existence and to nurture the inner life toward health and wholeness. In addition to directing spiritual life, she co-coordinated a human development curriculum and global and local service-learning opportunities. Cam has also served as educator and pastor for parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of New York, currently as priest at Church of the Regeneration, Pine Plains. The dual context of church and school provides for community engagement and relationship building.  In this light, Cam is involved with advocacy groups for local farm workers and food insecure families, and she is a member of the Board of Directors of Hudson Valley Hospice and the Northeast Community Center.

Cam earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History and Spanish from Bowdoin College, her Master of Divinity and diploma in Anglican Studies from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. Cam and Bill have four wonderful adult children, Heather, Chris, Devin, and Lena, and three grandchildren. They enjoy road tripping, making art, and being outdoors.