Debbie Hamm serves as the Chief Information Officer for Richland School District Two. Under her leadership Richland Two launched its first 1:1 classroom twelve years ago and has continued to expand instructional technology integration, garnering numerous national awards and recognitions along the way. Dr. Hamm has been the recipient of the South Carolina Association of School Administrators District Level Administrator of the Year Award and holds a Ph.D. in Educational Research from the University of South Carolina where she continues to teach courses in the areas of assessment and evaluation as an adjunct faculty member.

Lenny Schad has worked for the past eight years as CIO for Katy ISD, a Houston-area district recognized nationally for technology innovation. Prior to joining Katy ISD, he spent 17 years in the oil & gas sector. Through Schad’s leadership, Katy ISD is in year three of a mobile learning initiative at the elementary level and public Wi-Fi will be available at every campus, K-12, for this school year, allowing students and teachers to “bring their own device” to school. Schad has been instrumental in developing both the technology plan and the budget for this initiative with his colleagues in Katy ISD.He was selected as one of the National School Board Association's "20 to Watch" educators for 2008 and named by the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) to their prestigious list of 2010 CoSN Volunteer Hall of Fame inductees. This recognition is presented to individuals who uphold the organization’s mission of using technology for the systematic transformation of learning.

Dan French was the Vermont Superintendent of the Year in 2009.  His work is largely focused on transforming schooling to support personalized learning for students and to connect educators in what David Hargreaves calls "lateral innovation networks."