Roadblocks To Connection In Supportive Relationships - Mona Elleithee

Mona Elleithee is the Founder and School Equity Strategist of Renewed Harmony, an organization committed to reigniting professional passion and retaining educators who serve students with challenging needs. The mission of Renewed Harmony is to build more just and equitable schools by cultivating authentic leaders, strengthening adult social and emotional learning, and nurturing culturally responsive practices. An award-winning National Board Certified Teacher leader and diversity trainer, Mona is celebrated for compassionately assisting educators reflect upon and connect their own backgrounds to their current beliefs and practices without shame or judgment. Her personal and professional development sessions invite educators to lead from their best selves - a place within that is calm, curious, compassionate, connected, confident, creative, and courageous. As they unpack the invisible barriers that unconsciously impact school climate, culture, and performance, teachers and administrators working with Mona to embark on a self-leadership journey toward dismantling the discord within themselves and between each other to accelerate achievement for all. Mona taught high school students English Language Arts in AZ, IL, and SC for sixteen years before serving as a behavioral interventionist, or classroom management coach and social-emotional skills builder, for a year and a half. While serving as her school's cultural competency team leader, Mona was invited to serve on The US Department of Education's Task Force for Cultural and Global Competencies. As a former high school and collegiate student leader herself, Mona found great joy in fostering collaborative experiences for her former service learning class students and student council officers as they served their school and local communities. When she's not making harmony at work, Mona cherishes her experience singing backup for Linda Ronstadt, enjoys singing with the Sandlapper Singers, and delights in singing karaoke with her talented 10-year-old son, Omar, and theatrical 7-year-old daughter, Dina. For more info and to check out the free relationship style inventory visit: https://www.renewedharmony.com