After an earlier career as a mountaineering instructor, Jeff has worked in and around public secondary schools for the past 25 years as a teacher, school coach, consultant, and principal. He believes our current educational system is not just ineffective but dis-equitable and societally harmful on many levels. If he had to sum up what his work is for or about, it’s trying to usurp that system by replacing it with something more hopeful, specifically school and system designs that honor the joy of learning and the uniqueness of each person. Jeff founded Highline Big Picture, now a 6-12, in 2005 and served as its principal for eleven years. He then worked as a regional director for Big Picture Learning, where he helped start several new schools, supported regional innovation networks, and developed a leadership incubator for principals disrupting the status quo. Jeff holds a BA in Biology from Princeton University, an MEd from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a principal credential from the University of Washington. Notwithstanding his calm demeanor and how much he loves this work, Jeff is fundamentally motivated by anger at systemic inequities, especially those perpetuated by schools.