INSPIRE

PRESENTER BIOS AND EMAIL ADDRESSES
ROBYN FENDER
Robyn Fender has been an educator for over 23 years, teaching at both elementary and
secondary levels. She also worked in a leadership role as an instructional coach on a high
school campus for five years. Currently, she serves on the School Support Team at Educational
Service Center, Region 20, providing professional development and technical assistance to
districts and campuses in all stages of improvement.
robyn.fender@esc20.net
DIANE FLAIM
Diane Flaim is currently the Project Coordinator for the Texas Turnaround Leadership Academy.
She has been a classroom teacher, principal, district director and education specialist over the
course of her career. The majority of her work has been with high risk schools, implementing
systems that move those schools from missing state and national targeted mandates to
exceeding those expectations for all student groups.
diane.flaim@esc13.txed.net
VICTOR FORSYTH
Skip Forsyth entered the education profession in 1995: 8 years as a middle school and high
school science teacher and 10 as years a consultant at Region 16. Prior to that he was a pastor
at El Paso, Texas and Sydney, Australia. He enjoys golf, camping, hiking, and photography.
He has been married for 33 years - one wife! He is blessed she has put up with him that long.
skip.forsyth@esc16.net
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