Thomas Starmack earned his Ed.D. at the University of Pittsburgh. A former secondary mathematics teacher, school principal, and assistant superintendent, he is now a professor of education at Bloomsburg University, where he coordinates the Educational Leadership Graduate Program. Dr. Starmack also conducts regional professional development for school and district-level administrators and serves as a consultant for Pre-K - 12 school districts in central Pennsylvania. In 2001, he received the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award, and in 2010, he received the Supervision and Curriculum Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development.