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Episode 55: Trisha Bemboom Jan 08, 2026

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This was an awesome conversation with Trisha Bemboom, coordinator of student activities for the Minnesota Association of Student Leaders. Trisha does so much amazing work to empower student leaders and educators not only in Minnesota, but on a national level as well through her work with the National Association for Student Activities. We discuss how to start a leadership course on your campus, the power of using your influence for good, and so much more!

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Episode 54: Liz Dalzell Dec 18, 2025

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This was an awesome convo with Liz Dalzell, principal at Horizon Middle School in Colorado Springs, CO. Liz is a #RockStar educator and leads an incredible school full of awesome students and staff. She shares a ton of ideas and insights on how her school has created and sustains a thriving school culture! Check it out!

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Episode 53: Mendi Camacho Dec 15, 2025

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#RockStar educator and Jostens Renaissance Hall of Fame member Mendi Camacho joined The Green Room to share about her journey in education and her role as the leadership teacher and renaissance sponsor at DeLand High School in DeLand, FL. There are a ton of awesome ideas for student and staff recognition in the episode, you're gonna love it!

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Episode 52: Eric Lillis Nov 17, 2025

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This is an awesome convo with my good friend and absolute #RockStar educator, Eric Lillis. Eric recently retired from education after an incredible career and he shares so many awesome stories and ideas in this episode! Enjoy and go Hawks!!!

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Episode 51: Samantha Grimes Oct 20, 2025

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Jostens Renaissance Hall of Famer Samantha Grimes joined me on The Green Room to share some of the incredible things that take place at Greenbrier High School in Tennessee! Samantha is a #RockStar teacher with a ton of ideas for positively impacting school culture!

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Episode 50: Melissa Wright Sep 22, 2025

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For episode 50, we went north of the border to chat with Melissa Wright, #RockStar educator at Kennebecasis Valley High School in New Brunswick, Canada! Melissa shares a ton of awesome culture-building ideas and details the similarities and differences in education between Canada and the United States.

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Episode 49: Cholly Oglesby Sep 17, 2025

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Cholly Oglesby, principal at Sartartia Middle School in Texas, joins The Green Room to share her story and tell us about the amazing things happening on her campus. From a staffulty scavenger hunt to a chalk the walk community event to a fun twist on celebrating the 100th day of school, you don't want to miss all of the awesome ideas that are shared in this episode!

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Episode 48: Missy Hardison Sep 15, 2025

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Missy Hardison is a #RockStar educator at Lincoln Elementary School in Franklin, Kentucky. In this episode, she shares about the amazing things they do at her school to positively impact the culture and climate for students and staff. She also details how she provides leadership opportunities for her students, empowering them to serve others from an early age through action and service.

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Episode 47: Brad McCloskey & Keri Popadines Sep 10, 2025

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This episode of the podcast features Brad McCloskey and Keri Popadines, facilitators in the Keystone Central School District in Pennsylvania. These two #RockStar educators have so many great ideas that positively impact their students and colleagues, including an awesome twist on March Madness that resulted in a 97% attendance rate! You're gonna love this episode!

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Episode 46: Jason "JJ" Jedamski Dec 18, 2024

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"Schools don't get better when one person changes a lot, schools get better when a lot of people change a little bit." This was an awesome conversation with Jason "JJ" Jedamski around school culture with a ton of ideas and strategies to maximize your school's potential. You're gonna love this episode!

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