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Colleen A. Capper is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and co-founder and co-director of the National Leadership for Social Justice Institute and Academy. With expertise in equity and social justice, her research and teaching focus on systems change in educator preparation and in schools and districts that advance the learning of all students and eliminate opportunity and achievement gaps. She has published extensively on leadership for social justice and equity, including three books: Leading for Social Justice: Transforming Schools for All Learners; Meeting the Needs of Students of All Abilities: Leading Beyond Inclusion (2nd edition) (both with Elise Frattura), and Educational Administration in a Pluralistic Society. Professor Capper is editor of the Routledge series: Leadership for Equity and Diversity. After completing her undergraduate work in special education at Indiana University, Bloomington, Dr. Capper spent five years as a United Methodist missionary in the Appalachian Mountain region of southeastern, Kentucky where she served as a special education teacher, administrator of special programs, and founding director of a nonprofit agency for preschool children and adults with disabilities. She then completed her masters and doctorate at Vanderbilt University. In 2007, she received the University Council for Educational Administration Master Professor of the Year. She works with universities, schools, and districts across the country on redesigning service delivery and maximizing achievement for all students in integrated ways