Heather M. Reynolds, Ed.M., Ph.D. is a Professor of Teacher Education at SUNY Empire State College. Dr. Reynolds has more than thirty years of experience working as a teacher, researcher, and a teacher educator where she has been focused on creating safe, engaging, and welcoming school and classroom environments. Her professional expertise and passion for education led her to serve on the Board of Education for the Saratoga Springs CSD from 2016-2019. Dr. Reynolds’ most recent publications have tackled social justice and school safety as well as highlighting strategies for local district decision makers to work collaboratively with experts in the field to adopt data driven school safety programs and policies. Currently, Dr. Reynolds is a consultant for SEL-Solutions (www.sel-solutions.org) where she collaborates with district stakeholders to assess social and emotional programming and supports.