Summer Conference Keynote Speakers Brian Mueller Brian E. Mueller is the president and CEO of Grand Canyon Education. Brian has been the president of Grand Canyon University since July 1, 2008. Prior to Grand Canyon University, President Mueller was the president and director of the parent company of The University of Phoenix: Apollo Education Group. Mueller also held executive positions with the University of Phoenix Online including CEO, chief operating officer, and senior vice president. During his leadership tenure, enrollment at the University of Phoenix grew from 3,500 to 340,000 students. Mueller graduated from Concordia University with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and a master’s degree in education. Dr. Lee Jenkins Lee Jenkins is an author, speaker and recognized authority on improving educational outcomes. He believes that implementing a growth mindset and celebrating progress are the keys to helping students learn more and retain their enthusiasm for school. Dr. Jenkins is the developer of the LtoJ curve concept. Before founding LtoJ Consulting Services in 2003, he worked as a teacher, principal, a school superintendent, and as a university professor. Lee has spent 50 years in education. Lee has authored five books, including How to Create a Perfect School, Optimize Your School, Permission to Forget, From Systems Thinking to Systemic Action, and Improving Student Learning. Lee holds a bachelor’s degree from Point Loma Nazarene University, a master’s degree in education from San Jose State University, and a Ph.D. from the Claremont Graduate University. Tom Zoellner Tom Zoellner is the author of The National Road: Dispatches from a Changing America. He’s a former reporter for the The Arizona Republic, a graduate of Canyon del Oro High School in Tucson, a visiting fellow in geography at the University of Arizona, and a descendant of a territorial-era cotton farmer who moved to Phoenix in 1905. Tom is now working on Rim to River: A Journey to the Heart of Arizona from University of Arizona Press. Arizona. This book explores the politics and culture of “Stronger Together!” Page 10
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