Shirley Droese, based in Rockford, IL, is currently an Organizational Development Consultant at Solros Development Group. Prior to this, she served as Director for Teaching and Learning at the American Embassy School in New Delhi, India. She holds a PhD in Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she also earned her Master of Studies in Elementary Education. Shirley has extensive leadership experience in education, including her role as Associate Director of Academic Affairs at Qatar Foundation in Doha. She previously served as Director of Curriculum & Instruction (IB) at Shekou International School and Deputy Head of School at Seoul Foreign School. Earlier in her career, she held administrative roles at Yorkville Elementary and Fort Atkinson High School and taught internationally at ISB Bangkok, ISOI Islamabad, and ISG Al Khobar. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Carthage College, Wisconsin, and brings a strong skill set in leadership, strategic planning, training, public speaking, and more.