Dr. Shelley McIntosh, is a passionate and committed educator for over 35 years.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies and Elementary
Education, a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction/Elementary Education,
and a Doctoral Degree in Curriculum and Instruction/Teacher Education from the
University of Houston. She is certified as a teacher in both Texas and Michigan. In
addition, she is a Michigan certified school administrator. She holds certifications
as a State of Michigan (Statewide System of Support) English Language Arts
Coach and as a Direct Instruction trainer.
Dr. Shelley served in the capacities of teacher and National Youth Director in a
faith-based organization for over 25 years. She served in higher education for eight
years, and as an assistant professor in the Department of Urban Education at the
University of Houston Downtown. She continued her educational career becoming
an elementary school principal for Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts
in Detroit. She has developed professional development sessions, presented forums
addressing literacy issues and urban school administration. She has also provided
reading intervention for schools. She is an author of several books: (1) Genesis II,
the Re-Creation of Black People; (2) Mtoto House-Vision to Victory: Raising
African American Children Communally; (3) A Principal’s Tale: Life in 31 Days,
and (4) A Principal’s Tale: A Self-Determined Leader, and (5) Memoir of a Black
Christian Nationalist: Seeds of Liberation, as well as educational articles.
Dr. Shelley is the Chief Executive Officer of Child Focused Consulting Company,
LLC whose vision is a society in which all are afforded their civil right-to be
highly proficient in reading. The mission is to aggressively improve the reading
skills for children and adults to make them highly literate and capable of meeting
academic and life demands. She resides in the State of Michigan.
Websites:
www.childfocused-consultants.com
www.shelleymcintosh.com
Social Media:
Facebook: Shelley McIntosh
Twitter: @childfocusedllc
