Judy Brunner is a former elementary, middle, and high school principal and currently serves as clinical faculty for Drury and Missouri State Universities. She is the co-founder and Chief Education Officer of Instructional Solutions Group. She is the author of three books on the topic of literacy from R & L Education Publishing I Don't Get It! Helping Students Understand What They Read, Now I Get It! Differentiate, Engage, and Read for Deeper Meaning, and Doing What Works: Literacy Strategies for the Next Level.

Matt Hudson serves as the Coordinator of Operations for Secondary Education for the Springfield MO Public Schools. He received the Outstanding Young Teacher Award by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, is an adjunct professor for Drury University and holds a doctorate in Executive Educational Leadership from St. Louis University.