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Dr. Courtney Orzel
Dr. Orzel's inspiring, engaging and
entertaining message...
resonates with every member of a school community including teachers, support staff, bus drivers, custodians, kitchen staff, and students.
She personalizes the message to each audience and has presented hundreds of keynotes to elementary, unit and high school districts.
Her message focuses on the importance of their work, the profound responsibility of educators, and she leaves audiences motivated, energized and excited about continuing the work of educators across the country.
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Dr. Courtney Orzel is the Superintendent of Schools for Lemont-Bromberek SD113A in Lemont, IL...
Previously, she served as the Associate Director for Professional Development for the Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA) and has held positions as a superintendent, middle school principal, assistant principal, and teacher.
Dr. Orzel has been honored with national recognition from AASA as a finalist for the Women in Leadership Award and has led the IASA SuperWomen initiative in Illinois. She was named IASA’s South Cook Superintendent of Distinction in 2020 and has led hundreds of workshops, keynotes, and administrators’ academies reaching thousands of educators across the country.
Dr. Orzel was named as a 2024 Top 100 Influencer in Education for District Administration, and she is the co-host of the top-rated education podcast and book, Unsupervised Leadership.