Model of Education

Libby holds a bachelor of arts degree in elementary and special education from Carroll College and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Montana State University.

Nancy Dome, EdD, has been supporting children to overcome institutional and systemic barriers and developing educators for over twenty years. Starting her career as a childcare worker, she has worked through the ranks as a classroom teacher, teacher leader, college professor, and cofounder of Epoch Education. Nancy provides current, accessible, and transformational professional development for educators and students on the topics of equity, critical race theory, and culturally relevant teaching and learning to support the development of the necessary cultural competencies needed to effectively respond to our ever-diversifying world. She also cocreated the RIR protocol, which provides concrete steps to practice interrupting dysfunctional systems and negative behavior through compassionate dialogue using the steps of recognize it, interrupt it, and repair it. Nancy earned her bachelor of arts degree in psychology and master of arts in curriculum and instruction at United States International University, and her doctoral degree in technology and learning at Alliant International University.

Awaachiáookaate’ (Jason Cummins, EdD), is an enrolled member of the Apsaalooke Nation and an Indigenous scholar who views education as a means of preserving the story, identity, and culture of communities. As an authority in the area of historical trauma and culturally responsive teaching, Jason has served as an educator and mentor for educational leaders in Native American schools for over a decade. He is a recognized leader in shifting how schools think about Indigenous culture and language and has worked toward the promotion and continuation of the Crow (Apsáalooke) language revival in the Rocky Mountain region.

Jason is a Clark Scholar and was one of fifteen principals selected nationwide to attend the first annual Principals at ED in Washington, D.C., and provided feedback for Every Student Success Act (ESSA). He has been honored as educator of the year by the Montana Indian Education Association and is a school leader. He coauthored Safe Zones, Dangerous Leadership: Decolonial Leadership in Settler-Colonial School Contexts with Ethan Chang and In Reciprocity: Responses to Critiques of Indigenous Methodologies, with Sweeney Windchief, Cheryl Polacek, Michael Munson, and Mary Ulrich. Jason has also served as a guest editor for Journal of School Leadership and supports programs and schools as an Indigenous leadership consultant. Jason began his academic career at Little Big Horn Tribal College and earned masters and doctoral degrees in educational leadership from Montana State University.

Jason and his wife, Velvett, have been married for over twenty-six years and live in the ancestral homeland of the Apsáalooke Nation, where they have four adult sons and two grandchildren.

Brian Farragher, MSW, MBA, is a thirty-year veteran of managing residential treatment centers. He led the development of the Sanctuary Institute, a trauma-informed care training and consultation service to disseminate the Sanctuary Model. In the first seven years of operation, the Institute trained over 270 organizations in twenty-six states and seven countries and achieved 2.5 million in revenue.

Brian has coauthored two books with Dr. Sandra L. Bloom—Destroying Sanctuary: The Crisis in Human Service Delivery Systems and Restoring Sanctuary: A New Operating System for Trauma-Informed Systems of Care. He is also the author of many articles on developing trauma-sensitive treatment programs and reducing the use of physical interventions in residential settings. As a thought leader in this space, Brian has presented at regional, national, and international conferences.

In January 2009, Brian received the Samuel Gerson Nordlinger Child Welfare Leadership Award, presented by the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, which recognizes individuals who make outstanding contributions to the child welfare field, advancing quality services for children and families.

Brian earned a master of business administration from the Hagan School of Business at Iona College and a master of social work from Fordham University School of Social Work.

Crystal Green-Braswell, EdS, a twenty-one year veteran educator, currently serves as a middle school assistant principal in the Little Rock School District in Little Rock, Arkansas. During her twenty-one years in education, she has served a variety of populations. She is armed with the sincere belief that with the right climate and culture, every school can succeed. Dedicated to being a servant educator-leader, her mission is to change the world one educator at a time. Crystal earned a bachelor’s degree in special education, a master’s degree in adult education, and a specialist degree in education leadership from Arkansas State University.

Alondra Velasco Ledezma, PhD, has spent over fifteen years in education, serving as a classroom teacher, curriculum specialist, and as the Mexican program director at the American School Foundation of Guadalajara, Mexico. She was recognized as an expert in school leadership, has served as a presenter at the Tri-Association and a panelist on the Ethical Leadership in Education Board, and is an authority in early childhood education, Mexican education, and international education. She has designed an effective six-step program to address and face low performance, conflict, problem solving, and hard conversations in work environments.

Alondra’s knowledge, experience, and commitment to building healthy, strong communities at schools and in educational environments have placed her in leading positions for Mexican and American programs. She has created projects for the well-being of diverse private and public institutions.

Alondra earned bachelor’s degrees in psychology and early childhood education and a master’s degree in education focused on cognitive development from Tecnológico de Monterrey University, and earned a doctorate in education with a specialty on leadership from the UNIVES University.

To book Mike Ruyle, Libby Child, Nancy Dome, Jason Cummins, Brian Farragher, Crystal Green-Braswell, or Alondra Velasco Ledezma for professional development, contact pd@SolutionTree.com.