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Phil Hunsberger, EdD is presently a Senior Partner and co-owner of Educational Equity Consultants, an organization committed to dismantling the oppression of racism in public schools. Dr. Hunsberger retired from public education after 37 years of service as a teacher, principal, and central office administration in the state of Illinois. He was the Executive Director of the Metro East Consortium for Child Advocacy (MECCA), which was a partnership of six Illinois School Districts that included East St. Louis, Cahokia, Madison, Dupo, Venice, and Brooklyn from 2000 - 2006. He also was the Coordinator of an Illinois State Board of Education RESPRO Region V grant 2003-2006. He served on the faculty of the National Conference of Community and Justice, St.Louis’ annual Dismantling Racism Institute for Educators from 2002 - 2007. His work in the area of school reform with emphasis upon institutionalized racism has included schools in the St.Louis, Chicago, New Orleans, Santa Barbara, and Long Beach areas. He also served as the Director of the International Network of Principal Centers (an outgrowth of the original Harvard Principals’ Center) where he has presented for centers in Denver, Toronto, Atlanta, Chicago, New Orleans, Boston, Milwaukee, Portland, and Key West. He received his Bachelor of Science in Education and his Master in Science in Educational Administration from Northern Illinois University. His doctorate in Educational Leadership was from National-Louis University, Wheaton Campus. In 1994, the National Association of Elementary School Principals selected Phil as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois. He is co-author of the newly published BECOMING A SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADER.