Dr. Childs-Bowen is the Chief Learning Officer and consultant for Creative Mind Enterprise. She has more than 30 years of skilled and knowledgeable practice in educational research, professional development, facilitation, organizational development, executive coaching, and strategic planning. She specializes in leadership development and coaching, building capacity and effectiveness through professional learning communities. Childs-Bowen has authored numerous articles and contributed to toolkits through ASCD, NASSP, and Learning Forward. She has co-authored the ASCD book, The Principal Influence: A Framework for Developing Leadership Capacity in Principals (2016).