Lisa Stone has dedicated more than 20 years to nurturing young minds and supporting student growth, particularly within the areas of reading and writing, in Canada and Mexico. In her former role as Assistant Principal of Curriculum & Instruction at the American School Foundation of Monterrey, Mexico, Lisa was a driving force in whole school reform in language arts. In addition to this work, Lisa designed and co-led a six-part series of literacy institutes in Latin America, attended by over 100 educators across two years. Simultaneously, she served as the adjunct professor for State University of New York for those seeking graduate credit in the institutes. Lisa was also a contributing writer to the Scholastic/LitCamp Curriculum, a summer literacy program designed to combat summer loss, that is now being used in the U.S and over 10 other countries. Currently, she spends her time partnering with schools in Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala and Russia, in an effort to move each school forward toward a sound literacy program that fosters a love of reading and writing in children.