Nancy Hellander Pung

Nancy Hellander Pung, MAEd, CFLC, is a Transformational Leadership and Academic Coach with 34 years of experience, and is passionate about teaching, learning, and coaching. She has trained and coached hundreds of educators, caregivers, and students in Transformational Leadership and Academic Coaching Skills across Minneapolis Public Schools, Hopkins, Eden Prairie, Robbinsdale, Wisconsin, and in both Oakland, California, as well as internationally with Global Citizen Year in Senegal, Brazil, India, and Ecuador. Currently, she is a Teacher on Special Assignment and the Instructional Specialist and Coaching Lead for Minneapolis Public Schools, recognized as a Semi-finalist for MN Teacher of the Year in 2004. Nancy collaborates with associate superintendents, principals, district, and teacher leaders to support teacher observations and increase coaching skills district-wide to increase educational and social-emotional outcomes for all students.