Glenda Ritz

Glenda Ritz is the President and CEO of Advancing Public Schools, LLC where she provides expert analysis in the area of literacy to public schools.

Glenda is a National Board Certified Teacher with advanced degrees in special education, general education and library science. She has more than 30 years of experience analyzing public school systems of student support at both the state and local levels.

As a public school advocate, she most recently completed a four-year term as Indiana's State Superintendent of Public Instruction. As Superintendent, Glenda created a statewide literacy initiative called the Hoosier Family of Readers that put tens of thousands of books directly into the hands of students both at home and in the classroom. Her unique model for school improvement, called Outreach, resulted in dramatic educational improvement and was identified by the United States Department of Education as a national model.

Linda Randolph

Linda Randolph is an educator with more than 20 years of administrative experience in both Indiana and Illinois. She is a proven leader in school turnaround where she focuses on improving instructional leadership and school management. In addition to serving as a school administrator in Chicago Public Schools, Linda has served as an Education Advisor to the mayor of an urban city. Her many years of experience include developing relationships and providing guidance to school administrators, school board members, parents, business and community leaders. Linda is also an education consulting partner with L&R Innovative Solutions, LLC. In her free time, she serves on several boards promoting excellence in education.

Marsha Reynolds

Marsha Reynolds has spent her career in public education, serving as a teacher, magnet school coordinator, principal and director of elementary education. Under her leadership, her elementary school was named a National Blue Ribbon School. Most recently, Marsha has worked with public school districts on a counseling initiative and as a coordinator for a statewide literacy initiative. Additionally, Masha has worked with education leaders at both the state and local levels on school leadership and quality assurance as part of school improvement work.  Marsha serves on Butler University’s Board of Visitors, St. Luke’s Methodist Church Governing Board, the Indiana Council of Economic Education Board and the Crooked Creek Community Development Corporation.