RESILIENCE RADIO: Dr Robyn Conrad Hansen
Dr. Robyn Conrad Hansen has a sincere desire to work with today’s youth and school leaders. Cultivating an educational environment that is rigorous and relevant, rich in real life experiences taught by world-class educators preparing them for a career that excites them for a lifetime, better enabling them to be the leaders of tomorrow.
Dr. Hansen was the principal of Playa del Rey Elementary School from 2001 to 2016. Playa is a three-time Arizona A+ School of Excellence, a Title I Rewards School, and has earned an “A” Label from the Arizona Department of Education for academic achievement. In the spring of 2015, Playa del Rey was honored by the US Department of Education as a Teach-To-Lead Lab School. Prior to leading Playa del Rey, she was the assistant principal at Highland Junior High School from 1999 – 2001 and Highland High School from 1993 – 1999 earning the Assistant Principal of the Year Award in 2000 sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
Robyn was recognized as Arizona’s National Distinguished Principal of the Year in 2010 sponsored by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.
In 2016, she was honored to serve as the President of the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) representing 65,000 principals in the United States and around the world. Robyn served three years on the NAESP Board as the Zone 9 Director representing the 8 Western United States, as well as Guam and Island of Samoa prior to being elected President.
She completed her under graduate degree in education from the University of Wisconsin and her graduate degrees at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Educational Leadership. Currently, she is an assistant professor with Northern Arizona University teaching leadership classes at the Masters and Doctoral level in the College of Education.
Robyn has presented at over 30 state and national conferences, as well as at the CEESA Convention in Dubrovnik, Croatia (2015), Bogota, Columbia (2015) and the Association of International Schools in Africa in Cape Town, South Africa in 2016.
Robyn is happily married to James Hansen. Together they have four adult children, Brady and Blake Conrad with daughter-in-law Megan, and Tyler and Samantha Hansen, with daughter-in-law, Emily. They have two adorable grandchildren, Kayla and Jameson! Robyn and Jim enjoy spending time with family and friends, traveling, and touring the country on their Harley-Davidson Motorcycle.
Twitter @RobynHansenAZ
LinkedIn: Dr. Robyn Conrad Hansen
ABOUT RESILIENCE RADIO
Resilience Radio was born out of Cynthia’s passion for our youth. In reading articles and research papers on what our youth are challenged with today, Cynthia became overwhelmed with frustration that more is not being done to come alongside this community of young people.
The majority of our youth have very little ‘hope’ for their future and lack the ‘resilience’ needed to set and achieve specific goals for their future. With articles like “Teen Suicide Continues to Rise Throughout Arizona” (Today’s News-Herald, January 9, 2017) stating that, “Healthcare officials across the state are trying to figure out what is behind the alarming increase in teen suicide, up 81 percent since 2009”, Cynthia knew that she needed to create a positive media platform to help encourage the next generation of leaders… and the good people who support them.
Resilience Radio features CEO’s and Community Leaders who are having a positive impact on Arizona’s youth and young adults.
ABOUT YOUR HOST
From youth programs to corporate groups, large government agencies to nonprofits, Cynthia Diehl has experience working with organizations and individuals of all shapes and sizes. Her approach gives clients a better understanding of who they are and how they can capitalize on their strengths — instead of focusing on their weaknesses.
Cynthia Diehl is the Founder and CEO of RISE Strengths – a company dedicated to helping their clients identify (and effectively execute) their talents and strengths, facilitating strong personal and professional success. With 14 years as a Marketing Consultant and with her experience as a Certified Gallup StrengthsFinder Consultant, Cynthia developed a series of proprietary workshops and training sessions to help bring out the best in people and has been successfully leading, teaching, training, coaching and consulting ever since!
She is a true advocate for her clients, offering support, encouragement, confidence and a sense of direction. Clients and colleagues alike consider her a trusted advisor and mentor.
cynthia-d@risestrengths.com
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