Dwayne Chism, Ed.D., is a former dean of the School of Education at Peru State College. Dr. Chism founded Shifting Perspectives, Inc. in 2018 as a company dedicated to growing leaders and helping schools reach equitable outcomes for each learner. In 2022, he authored Leading Your School Toward Equity (ASCD, 2022), a finalist for the Excellence in Equity Award presented by the American Consortium for Equity in Education.