Wendy Bruck has served as a special education educator and school counselor in Title 1 schools in AISD for over 20 years. Prior to that she was a therapist working with at-risk populations. Most recently, as the counselor for John C. Blazier Elementary School, she has facilitated the implementation of a school-wide Positive Behavior support program and has been the lead contact and school facilitator for both the No Place for Hate and Social Emotional Learning programs. This past year she helped lead the campus in partnership with Second Step/Committee for Children to implement the Second Step Bullying Prevention Unit.

Under Mr. Johnson's leadership, Houston Elementary thrived behaviorally, academically, socially, and emotionally as he partnered with experts in the field of social emotional learning and bullying prevention.

As Director of Programs, Partnerships, and Research. Tia Kim leads the development and evaluation of Committee for Children's programs. She is committed tot enhancing their quality, effectiveness, and reach through innovation, partnerships, and a rigorous continuous improvement process.

Leti Peña has served as a teacher and administrator in Title I schools in AISD for 18 years. In her last 7 years as an administrator at John C. Blazier Elementary, she has supported and fostered a school environment that embraces diversity, provides a safe learning environment and demonstrates an appreciation of what every person brings to a school community. She has most recently worked with her dedicated staff to transform their school into a "No Place for Hate" community and has successfully implemented Social Emotional Learning and Bullying Prevention Program school wide with the support of AISD and partnership with Committee for Children. In a school of approximately 1,000 students, the success of these great initiatives are not possible without the commitment and participation of the entire Blazier community.