Corey Olds is an award-winning teacher with nearly three decades of professional teaching experience. He holds a B.A. in French from Oberlin College and an M.A. in both History and Humanities from Stanford University, where he also completed joint Ph.D. coursework in History and Humanities. While concluding his residency requirements at Stanford, Corey worked full time as a history instructor at The Branson School in Ross, California. In 2001, he became an assistant professor of modern European history and humanities at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Corey has also served as a director of high school curriculum, a Latin teacher, and an academic dean. In 2009, he co-founded and began his tenure as director of Excelsus Foundation, an educational trust actively engaged in narrowing achievement gaps for K-12 students nationwide.

Randall Creek is a master math teacher with eighteen years of teaching experience and an uncanny ability to make math both fun and accessible. He holds a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Washington and a Masters degree in Education from Antioch University. Randall has taught in NW College of Art and Design, Le Cordon Bleu and Green River and Seattle Central Community Colleges. Having taught at Yellow Wood Academy and Eastside Academic School, Randall has extensive experience in small class instruction reaching a diverse range of learning profiles. Randall is also the published co-author of Show What You Know on the 10th Grade WASL. Well known in the professional development circles, Randall was the Region 6 Representative of the Washington State Math Council and the Editor/Secretary of the Puget Sound Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 

Alfred Sidman is a master science teacher with 16 years of high school experience across all of the sciences. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Harvard College and two Masters Degrees; a Master’s in Education from the University of Cincinnati and a M.S. in Biology from the University of Washington. Alfred has taught in the Cincinnati Public Schools and more recently in the Renton School District where he was the Science Club Advisor and the Science Department Chair. Alfred is a National Board Certified Teacher in Young Adult Science as well as a certified Washington Professional Teacher in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math. Mr. Sidman, an avid outdoorsman, is also an Emergency Medical Responder, a Wilderness First Responder, a Lifeguard, a CPR Instructor, and a Water Safety Instructor.