About the Speaker:  Jill Stansbury

Jill Stansbury is a Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction facilitator and social and emotional learning coach/consultant based out of Blaine, WA, USA. In addition, she is the founder of Mindful Social and Emotional Learning Solutions, an online training company that provides live and webinar social and emotional/ wellness training for people of all ages. For most of her 25-year career, she worked in American and Chinese public and independent schools with young people (ages 2-18) and their families as a teacher, school administrator, and most recently the Early Childhood Social and Emotional Learning Specialist at the Shanghai American School. She holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from DePaul University in Chicago, IL, USA and is recognized by Brown University as a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction facilitator. She has been practicing mindfulness independently and facilitating student and adult mindfulness learners for over 25 years. Her vision is to give individuals tools to be healthy, creative, flexible, and effective members of the communities in which they live.