Jill Stansbury is a Social and Emotional Learning Consultant and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction trainer based out of Blaine, Washington. In addition, she is a certified Positive Discipline teacher & parent educator/trainer and has facilitated parent and educator learning communities in preschools, charter schools, independent schools, homeless shelters, and online in both China and the United States for 14 years.

She holds a master's degree in educational leadership from DePaul University and a Montessori teaching credential. Brown University recognizes her as a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher, and she has been studying and practicing mindfulness for 25 years. She has over 25 years of classroom and administrative experience in early childhood through secondary education. Her goal has always been to guide people to look at their strengths and learn additional tools to increase wellness. This course is part of her vision to share that approach with as many individuals, educators and parents as possible so that the world becomes a place that welcomes and cares for us all.

Aisha Pope is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who has worked in San Diego, California’s Children's Behavioral Health System of Care for over 20 years. She currently works for San Diego Center for Children as a Program Director in the Foster Family Agency Stabilization & Treatment (FFAST) and Intensive Family Services (IFS) Programs, and sees individuals, couples, and families through her private practice, Roots & Wings Consulting. Aisha has been a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer since 2011 and became a Lead Trainer in 2021. She is one of the authors of the Positive Discipline Tools for Kids Social Emotional Learning program which includes a set of tool cards and a guidebook that teach PD tools directly to children! In her clinical work, Aisha specializes in serving marginalized communities including Black and Indigenous People of Color, LGBTQ+ Families, foster families, youth birth to 5 and their caregivers, and those who have trauma or behavioral health challenges. She is passionate about Social Justice and using Adlerian and Positive Discipline principles to support social justice work. Aisha loves the work she does and the families she serves, but above all, she is proud and grateful for her job as mom to 16-year-old Jayden and 8-year-old Maya, and wife of 20 years to Don.