Dr. Diane Harrises is an experienced educator, consultant, and trainer with more than three decades of experience in education. She is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Lowell with a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration and Leadership and a Certificate in Graduate Studies in Behavioral Intervention with a focus in Autism. Her Bachelor’s degree from Salem State University is in Early Childhood Education. Diane completed her doctoral dissertation in Educational Leadership from Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). Over the past three decades, Diane served as a teacher for primary grade classrooms as well as special education programs. She served in the roles of Visiting Professor, Lecturer, and Assistant Professor with SNHU in their School of Education and her passion and commitment for inclusion for all led to co-organizing SNHU’s #Transthriving conference and presenting at multiple conferences on the topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Diane is the founder and owner of Educators Explore, a consulting business located in Manchester, NH, and she and her family divide their time between Manchester and Hampton, NH.

Inclusion and Equity for All; Meeting the Needs of Global Learners; Universal Design for Learning; Understanding by Design/Backward Planning; Experiential Learning; Social-Emotional Wellbeing;