Heather Bell-Williams

Heather has worked in education since 1988, as a classroom teacher, resource teacher, vice principal, district coordinator and elementary school principal. She recently retired as principal of Milltown Elementary School in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. During her twenty years in the principalship, her work included academic, social and community interventions to support community growth and wellness.

She has facilitated leadership development modules and led professional development at the district, provincial and national levels, as well as for not-for-profits. She is a member of the New Brunswick Teachers' Association In-School Administrators Committee and a former member of the New Brunswick Provincial Principals' Advisory Committee. In 2019 she received the Vince Sunderland Memorial Award for Outstanding Educational Leadership.

Heather is a certified life coach and a trained Fierce Conversations facilitator. She has completed many courses and programs on integrating students with special needs into the general classroom. She has written for her professional associations' publications and presented at the Canadian Association of Principals Conference and at Learning Forward.

She holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and two bachelor of education degrees from York University, with specialties in primary-junior and reading education, and a master's degree in educational administration and leadership from the University of New Brunswick.

Heather co-wrote Mapping Professional Practice with Justin Baeder.