Regina Armour

Regina Armour is currently the Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Concept Schools which has 34 campuses in 7 states across the Midwest. She started 10 years ago as the Director of Community Engagement & New School Development. She received her doctorate from National Louis University’s National College of Education and her research focuses on equity, belonging, instructional & organizational coaching and culture transformation. Her work in schools began with becoming an intermediate and upper grade teacher of biological sciences and math. She has also taught high school, community college, university undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students. Dr. Armour’s primary focus is equity, cultural responsiveness, and leadership/organizational development primarily in education using a multi-faceted, systems approach. By crafting relevant, engaging learning experiences for all students—both young and adult, she has provided professional development for teachers and leadership development for principals and districts. She has extensive experience in building collaborative relationships with the community and families by doing numerous workshops on social justice; instructional school cultures; cultural proficiency in schools and organizational literacy for educators. She feels privileged to help individuals and organizations re-write their own stories that shows excitement for diversity and welcomes multiple perspectives.