Dr. Natalie A. Johnson-Leslie is a Professor of Secondary Education at Arkansas State University. She received her PhD from Iowa State University in the areas of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies as well as Curriculum and Instructional Technology. She teaches early childhood, mid-level, and secondary education pre-service teachers, as well as graduate classes in Educational Leadership.  Her main research interests lie in the field of educational leadership, technology integration in the curriculum, assessing and evaluating student behavior as well as school violence.

Dr. H. Steve Leslie is an Assistant Professor of Business Communication and Assistant Director of Assessment at Neil Griffin College of Business. Dr. Leslie served in various leadership positions for over a decade in the banking, finance, and insurance industries. Additionally, Dr. Leslie is the former Interim Director of the Arkansas State University Faculty Center. His professional background is in education, banking and financial systems, sales, and service management, and as an integrator, trainer and financial analyst. Dr. Leslie has a teaching diploma in Math and Science; M.B.A. in Finance and Banking; M.A. in Communication Studies, M.S. in Information Systems and E-Commerce and an EdD in Educational Leadership with special emphasis on higher education administration. His research interests include school violence, human communication, technology integration in the curriculum, ethics, and leadership as well as gender equity.