Kasia Gutierrez

Kasia Gutierrez has worked in the Education field for 17 years. She has held roles as a Classroom Teacher in grades 2-6th, Instructional coach, and Elementary Principal. Before teaching, Kasia worked in Human Resource Management, but it was during her time helping in a 3rd grade Sunday school class, she realized her passion to work with kids. When not working, she is an avid reader of kids literature, personal development, and resources connecting social emotional learning to equitable outcomes for all kids. Kasia and her husband Jay have two boys, Jackson and Carter. She has the privilege to work as principal in their school, and to live in her school community.

Christa Pruss has been an educator for 20 years having taught Kindergarten, 1st grade, fifth/sixth blend, 6th grade and currently a behavior specialist in Hillsboro, Oregon. She received her Bachelor of Arts at Southern Oregon University and Masters in Education at the University of Denver. Christa lives with her husband Nate, who is also a long time educator as well as their three children Isabelle, Katelyn and Jeffrey. They enjoy spending their summers traveling all over the United States. They are close to having been to all 50!