Dr. Linda Dauksas is the director of the early childhood and special education programs at Elmhurst University. With a doctorate in instructional leadership from National Louis University, Dr. Dauksas specializes in early childhood special education, engaging families in the education of young children, and retaining novice teachers in high-need settings. She resides in Illinois.
 

Dr. Jeanne White holds a doctorate in curriculum and instruction and is a professor at Elmhurst University, where she teaches math methods courses in the early childhood and elementary education programs. She presents internationally on topics of math education, specializing in the use of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in primary and elementary grades. She resides in Illinois.