Dr. Joe Sanfelippo is the Superintendent of the Fall Creek School District in Fall Creek, WI...home of the Fall Creek Crickets. The Fall Creek School District was named an Innovative District in 2016 and 2017 by the International Center for Leadership in Education. Joe holds a BA in Elementary and Early Childhood Education, an MS in Educational Psychology, an MS in Educational Leadership, and a Ph.D. in Leadership, Learning, and Service. Joe co-authored The Power of Branding: Telling Your School’s Story, Principal Professional Development: Leading Learning in a Digital Age, and Hacking Leadership: 10 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Learning That Teachers, Students, and Parents Love. He was selected as 1 of 117 Future Ready Superintendents in 2014 and 1 of 50 Superintendents as a Personalized Learning Leader by the US Department of Education in 2016. Education Dive named Joe 1 of 5 K-12 Administrators to watch in 2018 and their National Superintendent of the Year in 2019.

Dr. Tony Sinanis is currently serving as the Superintendent of Schools of Hastings-on-Hudson Schools in Hastings, New York. Prior to his work in Hastings, Tony was the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction in Plainedge UFSD and Lead Learner of Cantiague Elementary School in Jericho, New York. Cantiague was named a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School and Tony received the 2014 New York State Elementary Principal of the Year Award and the national 2013 Bammy Award for Elementary School Principal of the Year. Tony taught at the elementary level for 8 years and graduated from New York University with a degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education and then went on to receive his Master’s Degree in Educational Technology and an Advanced Certificate in Educational Leadership and Technology from the New York Institute of Technology. Tony completed his doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania where he is studied the relationship between active participation on Twitter and the professional development of principals. Tony is active on Twitter (@TonySinanis) and serves as the founder of #NYedchat. Tony has presented at both national and local conferences based on his work with culture, leadership, social media and school branding. Furthermore, Tony co-hosts the Successful Schools podcast with Dr. Joe Sanfelippo and the two co-authored three books: The Power of Branding: Telling Your School's Story, Principal Professional Development: Leading Learning in the Digital Age and the latest, Hacking Leadership: 10 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Learning That Teacher, Students and Parents Love. Finally, Tony is the proud dad to Paul, the most amazing son on the planet who is an incredible inspiration, and the partner to Felix!