Joan Glotzbach serves as an Educational Consultant retiring after 40 years in education. She retired as DuPage Assistant Regional Superintendent of Schools. She filled many roles in her career including music teacher, counselor, principal (at a middle school/high school alternative education campus and at a middle school), assistant superintendent of human resources, and assistant superintendent of leadership development. Glotzbach holds master’s degrees in Counseling Psychology and in Educational Administration, as well as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification.

At the DuPage Regional Office of Education, Glotzbach oversaw the areas of alternative student services grants and programming and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) STOP (Students Teachers Officers Preventing) School Violence Prevention and Mental Health Training Program grant. She facilitated the professional student service networks of counselors, school nurses, deans/assistant principals/school resource officers, and social workers. She served on county-wide boards/committees: Prevention Leadership Team (prevent substance use and increase mental health), FORWARD (Finding Opportunities to Reach Wellness for All Residents of DuPage), DuPage Early Childhood Collaborative, Juvenile Justice Trauma Sub-committee. Currently, she coaches principals and school leadership teams, presents on trauma awareness and social-emotional best practices, and collaborates with professional learning teams.