JoAnn Deak

An educator, author, psychologist and consultant, JoAnn Deak has spent more than 30 years helping children develop into confident and competent adults. Heralded for her ability to demystify complex issues of brain research, identity formation and child development, Dr. Deak’s work focuses on the simple, yet profound idea that every interaction a child has, during the course of a day, influences the adult that child will become. She is and has worked with the National Association of School Psychologists, the National Association of Independent Schools, the Association of International Schools, the American Montessori Society and the International Baccalaureate Association.