We've had the opportunity to work with Tom and to see first hand the passion and quality of thought he brings to the field. Tom is now a retired professor who works with a company traveling the country, attending education conferences. Tom has keen sense of the issues educators face and is always asking the tough questions in pursuit of real solutions. He is disciplined in his approach to tackling issues, yet creative and open to new possibilities. He's also quite fearless and willing to take unpopular positions. That said, Tom is an incredible collaborator on and off-line and a model of how many of us will work in the future.