Julia Ballenger Editor & Author

Sandra Harris is assistant professor of Educational Leadership at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Julia Ballenger is assistant professor of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. She is the first E.J. Campbell Distinguished Professor in the College of Education at this university. Faye Hicks-Townes is assistant professor of Educational Leadership at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas where she serves as program director for Secondary Education. Carolyn S. Carr is the primary investigator and project director of the Portland Metropolitan Leadership Development Initiative, a Congressional Award Winning Leadership Preparation Program. Betty J. Alford is Interim Chair of the Department of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. She also serves as doctoral program coordinator and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) project director.