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A national leader in secondary Christian schooling, Gene is presently the Executive Director of the Wheaton Academy Foundation. Having extensive experience in both education and business, Dr. Frost played a pivotal role in turning Wheaton Academy from a struggling school to a market leader as a member of the board (1987-present) and as head of school (2006-2018). He speaks nationally and has published books and articles, most notably Learning from the Best Volumes One & Two, which have had wide circulation.
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Opening Session:
The Impact of the Third Wave of Christian Education in America
Breakout Session:
Why and How to Lead a Lifelong-Impact School
Dr. Tim Elmore, founder and CEO of Growing Leaders (www.growingleaders.com), an Atlanta‐based non‐profit organization created to develop emerging leaders will kick us off with a thought provoking keynote on understanding Generation Z and how to equip this generation to lead. He will then facilitate a workshop style breakout session applying what he taught to your own school.
About Dr. Tim Elmore
Dr. Elmore has written several dozen books over the years about the emerging generation, including Generation Z: Unfiltered and The Pandemic Population. The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership. These books unpack the fresh strategies and new mindset required today from a next generation leader. His newest title, A New Kind of Diversity, brings to light one of the most dramatic and disruptive shifts the American workforce has ever seen: the vast diversity if several generations living — and working — together.
Since founding Growing Leaders in 2003, Elmore has spoken to over 500,000 leaders in businesses, universities, athletic teams, and non-profit organizations, including The Home Depot, Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated, American Eagle and Chick Fil A as well as the San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Ohio State University, Stanford University, and the University of Alabama athletics.
His work grew out of twenty years serving alongside Dr. John C. Maxwell where he focused on leadership for the emerging generations. Elmore has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, USA Today, Psychology Today and he’s been featured on CNN’s Headline News and Fox and Friends to talk about leading multiple generations in the marketplace.
Tim was listed in the top 100 leadership speakers in America by Inc. magazine. He has written more than 35 books, including the best-selling Habitudes: Images That Form Leadership Habits and Attitudes and his latest book, A New Kind of Diversity: Making the Different Generations on Your Team a Competitive Advantage. Tim and his wife, Pam, have two adult children, Bethany, and Jonathan. He and Pam live outside of Atlanta. You can also find his work at: TimElmore.com.
Michael Pollack is a leader in care of Third Culture Kids (“TCK”). He is steeped in over 30 years of educating, coaching, debriefing, and training third culture individuals, families, schools, and organizations. He grew up among multiple U.S. states and Kenya. With his wife, Kristen, he raised three children in China, where he was an international school principal and TCK development leader. In addition to leading Daraja (www.darajatck.org), he also served as Director of Interaction International for almost 3 years and established a hub of international TCK caregivers in 2019 to facilitate global networking. The son of Dr. David Pollock, Michael co-authored Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds (3rd Ed.) with Ruth Van Reken. Michael believes TCKs are poised to powerfully impact the world.
Opening Session:
Where Have You Been?!
Breakout Session:
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