Kristy Houle is a former elementary school teacher, assistant principal and principal who shares her experience and expertise as an educational consultant, speaker, and podcast host. She is highly passionate when it comes to advocating for learners, across all educational settings.

Kristy now serves as the Educational Opportunities Director for the Educate.Today organization and the host of the Classroom Matters podcast. In her role with this non-for-profit organization, Kristy spends her time assisting in website development, planning quality programming for K-12 students, developing professional development and building partnerships with local school districts and community organizations. As the host of the Classroom Matters podcast, Kristy delves into current topics in education and interviews the nation’s most sought-after experts. Kristy has been in the education field for over 20 years and has done extensive work with superintendents and local universities in the field of quality classroom instruction and building relationships within the educational setting. Kristy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Missouri State University, a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and an Educational Specialist Degree in Administration from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.