Elisa Carlson and Donna VanSant

Dr. Elisa Carlson and Dr. Donna VanSant share a fascination for innovation, leadership, organizational health, school culture and system change.   Elisa, currently Director of Instruction with Surrey School District, aspires to be a linchpin in her organization: finding new answers, new connections and new ways of getting things done. Key pieces of her portfolio include professional development and technology. Donna, President of Healthy Ventures is a facilitator/coach consulting in education with particular interest in research and design. She is President of the African Canadian Continuing Education Society (ACCES) and serves as Associate Faculty with Royal Roads University. Elisa and Donna have worked together for over two decades exploring ways to bring innovation to education.