Marc K. Bickham, Ed.D, has more than 25 years of experience in education including leadership roles as Department Chairperson, Small School Facilitator, Assistant Principal, and Principal. He began his career in education teaching culinary arts to inner city high school students. While teaching a college level curriculum within the school program, he formed a job shadowing and work-study program, and was the founder of a student run restaurant that was open to the public which made $2000 profit in its first three months of operation and a catering operation that did events for prominent figures throughout Chicago including the mayor. 

Throughout Dr. Bickham’s career he has educated students from grades K-12 in many subject areas, including those with special needs. He has served as Department Chairperson at two high schools, one for the School of Culinary Arts and the other for the Department of Special Education, where he educated students with learning disabilities, behavior disorders, and mental handicaps. He previously was a university professor educating the next teachers and educational leaders in Colombia, South America and as an international baccalaureate / diploma program teacher for grades 11 & 12 as well as an MYP teacher at a secondary school, also in Colombia, South America. Currently Dr. Bickham is a college placement counselor for grades 8 through 12 at a secondary school, also in Colombia, South America.Specialties: Educational leadership, Special Education, Modifying curriculum to meet the needs of all students, Analysis of educational data to improve instruction, College and university career placement counseling, Team-building, Scheduling, Knowledge of technological systems and the use of computer software to enhance instruction, Serving as a professional and collaborative resource to others, Streamlining processes and creating solutions to improve an educational environment.