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HEIDY'S BIO Heidy LaFleur is a vibrant, positive and common sense leader with explosive passion for helping people understand the impact of trauma. She is an author, a forever teacher, former school administrator & most importantly a mother who lives the trauma cycle with her family. With her personal experience being the foundation of her work with kids who struggle with mental health, she has worked with hundreds of kids in need of an understanding, positive & compassionate adult in their lives. Her true purpose is to develop and teach practical strategies to work with all behavior in order to make every day the best day for every child. Heidy's undergraduate studies were in Elementary Education at Drake University where she earned a full volleyball scholarship. Her graduate work took place at Northeastern Illinois University. She has authored Hop on the Clue Bus - A Common Sense Guide to Leadership and THOSE KIDS are Our Kids. She was awarded the Double D Award from Drake University which is the highest honor bestowed on alumni student-athletes for work in their field, as well as the John P. McGovern M.D. Award for Lectureship in School Health. Heidy is a grateful wife of a firefighter-paramedic and proud mother of three beautiful children.
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FOUNDER Heidy with a Why 2018 - present
PRINCIPAL 2012-2018 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 2007-2012 TEACHER/COACH 1999-2007 Heidy has changed thousands of lives with her real approach to empowering and engaging people all over the country. West Des Moines, IA Bismark, ND Cedar Rapids, IA Morrison, IL Vandalia, IL Storm Lake, IA Schaumburg, IL Buffalo, NY Ingleside, IL* Arkansas, KS Keokuk, IA Sioux City, IA Roswell, NM Warrenville, IL* Greenwich, NY Gilman, IL Bolton Landing, NY Effingham, IL* Hillsboro, IL* Branch, AR* Baltimore, MD Wichita, KS* Des Moines, IA* Lawton, OK Waikoloa Village, HI DeSmet, ID Hastings, IA Troy, NY* Burbank, IL Fort McCoy, WI Birmingham, AL* Mobile, AL* Bossier City, LA Woodstock, IL* Groves, TX* Rockford, IL Toledo, OH* Crystal Lake, IL Curtis, OH American School Health Association Chicago, IL* Peoria, IL* Rochester, NY Oskaloosa, IA* Allen, SD Deerfield, IL* Salamanca, NY* Eclectic, AL Rockton, IL Burlingame, CA Rockton, IL Atlanta, GA* Davenport, IA* Chillicothe, IL Joliet, IL Springfield, IL* New Town, ND Cincinnati, OH Cleveland, OH Upper Sandusky, OH* Dearborn, MI Luxemburg, WI Enterprise, AL* Waldron, AR Durand, IL Bakersfield, CA Fresno, CA San Bernardino, CA* San Diego, CA Indianapolis, IN Ankeny, IA Bettendorf, IA Durant, IA* Marion, IA Boston, IL Mackinaw, IL Naperville, IL Oak Lawn, IL Rockford, IL* Detroit, MI* Lansing, MI Saint Louis, MO Hickory, NC Toledo, OH* Columbus, OH* New Orleans, LA Green Bay, WI Madison, WI *asked back for multiple engagements National Principals Conference Summer 2018 Leyden Summer Symposium 2017 Illinois Principal Association Summer Leadership Conference 2017 Illinois Principal Association Fall Leadership Conference 2016 |
