Dr. Alison Gordon

Dr. Alison Gordon is Co-founder and Co-Facilitator of the Educational Coaching Network, an entity created to serve the professional growth needs of Instructional Coaches and School, District, and regional educational leaders. Once a part of Northwestern University, ECN is now affiliated with Northern Illinois University, where she works.. Alison’s career started as an elementary school teacher and then she enjoyed a long tenure as building Principal, serving students through the years from Early Childhood through Eighth Grade, in California and Illinois. She also served as a School District Leader, as Interim Superintendent, Program Director for Multilingual Student Services, Gifted Services, and Community Engagement. Alison has been an Adjunct Instructor at Benedictine University, National Louis University, and Northwestern University, in the Teacher Leadership Program. She currently consults with schools and provides professional development to support mentoring and instructional coaching programs, as well as professional learning communities.