Meet the ECGlobal TEAM
Organizers from around the globe are welcome to join us!
Meet The Team
Deb Atchinson
Founder, CEO Deb Atchinson Consulting, LLC
Debra Reymundo Atchison has been in the educational technology field for 25+ years. She earned her Master’s degree online in Educational Technology from Pepperdine University in 1999.
Since this time, she has taken her technology training skills out of the public schools and into the rest of the world. She has worked as an international trainer, training in countries such as Tanzania & Kenya, Africa, Ukraine, Croatia, Turkey and Austria to name a few. She has led large school districts to numerous successes in technology through her school, district and state technology leadership positions.
Debra has taught technology applications on a college level and has even been the personal home-school teacher for comedian Eddie Murphy’s own children. Mrs. Atchison has vast experience in online learning as well. She has written, designed and even taught online courses for continued learning credit and collegiate environments. Debra’s enthusiastic, patient and interactive approach to professional development leaves educators not only with new skills, but also motivation, excitement and passion for implementing technology best practices into their curriculum as soon as they return to their classroom.
Debra is a Google for Education Certified Trainer and Chrome OS Certified. She is also the Founder of EdChange Global and EdChange Global Classrooms which she started in 2015 with Jaime Donally and Cassie Reeder.
Desiree Alexander
Founder, CEO Educator Alexander Consulting
Dr. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator who has been in the educational field since 2002. She is the Founder CEO of Educator Alexander Consulting, LLC and the Regional Director of North Louisiana for the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana. She consults with members of several schools/businesses and presents at conferences globally.
She holds various certifications, as well as multiple technology certifications, including, but not limited to, IC3 certification, Google Certified Trainer and Innovator, Apple Teacher, and a Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer and Expert. She is a 2021 Texas Computer Education Association Featured Thought Leader, 2020 International Society for Technology in Education Featured Voice, 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference Featured Presenter, 2019 Customer Commitment Award Honoree from Better Business Bureau's Torch Awards for Ethics, a 2019 Shreveport National Pan-Hellenic Council Mover and Shaker, a 2017 Young Professional Initiative 40 Under 40 Awards Honoree, 2017 Center for Digital Education Top 30 Technologists, Transformers & Trailblazers, 2017 PBS Learning Media Digital Innovator for Louisiana, 2016 Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana Member of the Year, 2015 Librarian of the Year for Louisiana Librarian Association, 2015 Campus Teacher of the Year in the Zachary Community School District and 2014 Leader of the Year for Region 2 Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators. Learn more: www.educatoralexander.com.
Javier Aguilar
Technology Applications/Computer Science Teacher & Robotics Coach
Hello my name is Javier Aguilar, I am in my seventh year of working at East Fort Worth Montessori Academy as a technology applications / computer science teacher and robotics coach at a campus that has elementary students from Pre-Kinder to 5th grade. I am making positive changes in education, to better equip students for the future. I teach computer science and principles of coding, using technology where it makes a difference.
I am an active edcamper to like share and networking with other educators at the Dallas/Fort Worth area as a facilitator for coding, gamification and digital portfolios using seesaw and MinecraftEdu.
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Stormy Daniels
Master Educator
Educator and lifelong learner with a passion for leveraging the power of technology to bring students across the globe together to share ideas and create innovative products that will ultimately lead to solutions to the 17 Global Sustainable Goals. Microsoft Innovative Educator Fellow and Master Trainer, Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator, Teach SDGs Ambassador, Flipgrid Student Voice Ambassador, Wakelet Ambassador, Seesaw Certified Educator, Microsoft Global Learning Mentor, MinecraftEdu Mentor
Kathryn Laster
Digital Learning Consultant
Kathryn Laster is celebrating 32 years in education! Before joining the Digital Learning Team at Region 10 Education Service Center (Dallas, TX) Kathryn enjoyed 25 years in the classroom, where she taught secondary math and served as an instructional coach. She is passionate about designing meaningful learning experiences, and her goal is to help empower learners to use technology in transformative ways.
Kathryn is an ISTE Certified Educator and a Google Certified Trainer. She is also a co-host of the Digital Learning Radio podcast, @DigLearnRadio. She co-leads the North Texas Google Educator Group (#GEGNORTX) and each month, you’ll find her learning, sharing, and growing with her DFW #CoffeeEDU community.
Kelly Lucero
Educational Consultant & Storyteller
Primary literacy coach turned education consultant, Kelly Lucero is a wealth of knowledge helping learners succeed and bridging the gap of early literacy. With a background in Elementary Education and a master’s degree in Reading & Literacy, she worked for the Department of Defense as an Instructional Support Teacher facilitating professional Development in Literacy and Math Instruction. Throughout her 20+ years teaching and being a military spouse, she has traveled and taught in a variety of states and programs from Minnesota to Colorado and North Carolina to Florida. She is currently working as a writer, education blogger and Educational Consultant with Educational Collaborators, as well as being a Microsoft Innovative Educator & Minecraft Trainer plus a Google Certified Educator 1, 2 and Certified Google Coach Mentor. Additionally, she has a knack for creating meaningful stories and engaging lessons to share with young readers and their families. Her most recent book, Zombie Mombie Saves the Day, released on February 15th, 2021. To learn more about Kelly’s adventures in education consider exploring her website at KellyLucero.com.
Eric Walters
Director of STEM Education
Master Learner
I currently serve as the Director of STEM Education at Marymount School of New York, where I teach Atmospheric Science, AP Physics C: Mechanics, Honors Physics, Videography: Shot on iPhone, and iOS App Development with Swift. As an Apple Distinguished Educator and a Google Certified Educator, I believe that transformative teaching and learning occurs when students (and teachers) construct their own knowledge, collaborate with peers, and represent that knowledge and understanding in ways that are meaningful to the learner, all which receiving authentic, relevant, robust, and holistic feedback.
I serve as faculty moderator for the Student Tech Team @ Marymount, which plans the annual STEMxYouth Summit, a day-long celebration of all things STEMx for high school students in the New York City metropolitan area and coordinates the Student Social Media Team, which provides resources and webinars for faculty, administrators, parents and students on teen social media use from the user perspective. I also moderate CODE, our Upper School Coding Club, which provides coding experiences and learning for faculty and students. CODE also coordinates and runs the National Computer Science Honor Society for Girls, which celebrates the success of high school females in coding (with seven chapters nationwide).
I also have a B.S. in Meteorology from UMassLowell; an MS in Atmospheric Science from SUNY-Albany; a professional certificate in online education from UCSD; and a certificate in television writing from UCLA. I have also published a series of friction books under the umbrella title My Life with Liam (On Topanga Canyon Blvd). Junior Year was published in winter 2018; Best Kid Ever was published in September 2019; and TailSpin was published in March 2020. The latest book in the series, Figure It Out, will be published in summer 2021.