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Oct 2022
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Episode 39: Leadership Drivers with Dr. ...

Darrin Peppard
About this episode

Dr. Donna Marie Cozine helps overworked and exhausted educational leaders establish work life balance so they can lead their organizations and live the lives they DESERVE. She is a leader, author, speaker, podcast host, and executive coach. She is the founder of Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts in Rochester, NY. She grew the school from 194 students and 32 staff members to 506 students and 93 staff members in 7 years. She is passionate about helping leaders find personal and professional happiness.

Her first Amazon Best Selling Book, So, You Want to Be a Superintendent? Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be!” outlined her DRIVERS approach to leadership development. She has found this approach particularly successful with her colleagues and clients. Her second Amazon Best Selling Book, Happy Teachers, Joyful Students, Engaged Parents: A Guide for Building a School Community that Works” outlines her framework for a joyful school. She also hosts the Joyful Educational Leadership podcast which can be found on Spotifyand Apple ITunes.

She is the founder and CEO of DMC Consulting, a company dedicated to serving educators who want to level up their leadership to enrich the lives of thousands of children and their families. She works with individual leaders and leadership teams to ensure organizations have a sustainable pipeline of highly effective, mission-driven leaders.

Social Media: FB: Donna Marie Cozine-Mills Twitter: DocCozine IG: dr_dmc LinkedIn: Dr. Donna Marie Cozine

Check out her podcast: Joyful Educational Leadership 

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Professional learning for leaders doesn’t have to be a mystery. As leaders there are times when learning alongside your staff is very important. You have to know what is expected of them and what strategies and processes should be evident in the classroom. However, we often overlook professional learning specifically for leaders designed to help them be…BETTER LEADERS. This is what we do at Road to Awesome. Working with leadership teams to be their most effective and efficient, one on one coaching for leaders, collaborative leader cohorts, or specific and job-embedded supports each have their own specific processes. I want to work with you to support YOU, your TEAM, or your district on growing leaders to their peak level of performance.

Check out the Teach Better Conference here: https://teachbetterconference.com/ use the Code: RTATB2022 for $50 off your registration

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