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With experience as an early childhood educator, Dr. Bailey is passionate about bridging the gap between research and practice, and in Connecticut, he is the Principle Investigator on several community-based researcher-to-practitioner partnerships funded by local community and family foundations. With federal funding from the Institute of Education Sciences, Dr. Bailey is also the Principle Investigator of a Goal 3 Efficacy Trial of RULER in preschool settings (#R305A180293). Dr. Bailey serves as a consultant for numerous initiatives and organizations, most notably for the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning. At home, Dr. Bailey is a proud father of two young children.

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Diana served on the psychology faculty of Sonoma State University in northern California where she co-founded and chaired the Department of Human Development. She taught courses on development from birth through the period of emerging adulthood, with a special emphasis on cognitive development, culture, and the development of the self.

Diana has worked with children with developmental disabilities, mental illness, and severe behavior problems. She has guided parent education in several schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. She currently writes about research on children’s development and advises organizations, like the Greater Good Science Center and Futures Without Violence, on matters pertaining to children and families. Her website is developmentalscience.com.

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An award-winning researcher for 25 years, Marc has secured more than $100 million in grant funding and published over 200 scholarly articles on the role of emotional intelligence in learning, decision making, creativity, relationships, physical and mental health, and workplace performance.

He is the lead developer of RULER, an evidence-based framework for cultivating emotional intelligence, now implemented in more than 5,000 schools worldwide, improving the lives of millions of children and adults. RULER enhances the way administrators lead, educators teach, students learn, and families parent. Research shows that it improves academic outcomes, reduces bullying, lowers teacher stress and burnout, and enriches school climate and instructional practice.

Marc’s work is regularly featured in popular media outlets such as the New York Times, The Washington Post, Good Morning America, Today, and The Huberman Lab podcast. He serves on the board of directors for the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and Narrative 4, and he’s on the program boards for the Mental Health Coalition (founded by Kenneth Cole) and the Rare Beauty Mental Health Council (founded by Selena Gomez).

Marc has headlined more than 700 conferences around the world, including the White House, U.S. Departments of Education and Defense, Surgeon General’s office, New York Times, Aspen Institute, the Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and dozens of fortune 500 companies. He also advises Fortune 500 companies—including Google, Amazon, and Microsoft—on integrating emotional intelligence into workplace culture and product design.

Together with Pinterest cofounder Ben Silbermann, Marc co-created the award-winning How We Feel app, which has helped millions build emotional awareness and improve well-being. He is also the producer of the acclaimed documentary America Unfiltered: Portraits and Voices of a Nation.

Marc’s newest book, Dealing with Feeling continues his mission to democratize emotional intelligence. He also hosts a YouTube web series and podcast by the same name, featuring conversations with leading scientists, authors, musicians, and cultural influencers. He lives in Connecticut and New York City.

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Robin regularly consults with schools nationally and across the globe. She also consults with large companies, including Facebook and Google on best practices for integrating the principles of emotional intelligence into training and product design. With Facebook, she has co-developed a number of products, including a social resolution tools to help adults and youth resolve online conflict and the bullying prevention hub to support educators, families, and teens.

Robin is the co-founder of Star Factor Coaching, a model of leadership coaching anchored in the skills of emotional intelligence and was a founding member of the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership, where she spent 15 years creating and facilitating professional development programs for aspiring women leaders. In 2014-15 Robin was a fellow in the Yale Public Voices Fellowship, and her work is frequently published in popular media outlets, such as Psychology Today, The Huffington Post, Time.com, The Washington Post, The Hill, Harvard Business Review. She has been a guest on many local and national radio shows and has traveled widely to lecture on emotional intelligence, women in leadership and on relational bullying.

Robin is a member of the Emotional Intelligence Consortium for Research in Emotional Intelligence and serves on the advisory board for several organizations including UN Women for Peace, Crisis Text Line, I’ll Go First, Think Equal and HerWisdom.

Robin is the author of The Gaslight Effect and Project Rebirth.

She lives in New York City and treasures her relationship with her son, Scott and daughter, Melissa who are each following their own passions.

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Rebecca comes to the Center with over 5 years of progressive experience in nonprofit organizations. In her previous position as a Programs and Grant Manager, Rebecca has 6+ years of experience in program development and evaluation, operational planning, contracting, and relationship management. She obtained her Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Connecticut, a BA in Political Science, Mandarin Chinese also from UCONN and has an extensive tenure in public service, grantmaking, and operation excellence in organizations.

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Valerie lives in Branford, CT with her husband and son, and she is a graduate of Branford Hall School of Business. In her spare time, she enjoys watching her son’s sporting events, photography, and relaxing at the beach.

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Sebert’s background includes professional roles as an Educational/Instructional Technology Specialist, Technology Project Manager/Distance Learning Specialist, Curriculum Development Specialist, Assessment Specialist, and educator.

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Katy is an experienced senior marketer with over a decade of experience developing and executing strategic marketing plans while growing high-performing teams. Working with clients such as Aetna, Cornell University, United Healthcare/Optum, and the United Way, Katy comes to us with robust knowledge of a variety of competitive markets. In her previous roles with Rebel Interactive, she enhanced brand presence, led multi-channel marketing campaigns, optimized strategy by leveraging data-driven insights, and conducted market research to optimize high-impact activities for multiple companies and organizations. 

Aside from her marketing and sales strategy expertise, Katy is an accomplished team leader who values authentic collaboration, creativity, and performance.

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She is the Academic Design Coordinator at the Rector’s office and an Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Health at Universidad Camilo José Cela (Spain). She has also been a member in several research projects at University of Granada, University of Málaga, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, all focused on the promotion of healthy adolescence and youth development. She is co-author of several scholarly articles that address the significance of emotional intelligence on psychological functioning and well-being.

Contact Ruth at: ruth.castillogualda@rulergroup.com

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