Pete Reilly

Pete Reilly has devoted his entire professional life to empowering students, teachers, and administrators to fully utilize their unique gifts and talents. A decades long career as an educational administrator, classroom teacher, and master somatic coach, he brings a unique presence and perspective to enabling women in education to develop their leadership as teachers and administrators.

Pete’s years of experience have made him keenly aware of the challenges present in education and specifically those facing women administrators and teachers. He is the author of “A Path with Heart: The Inner Journey to Teaching Mastery” (2015), and “In the Garden of Hearts: Meditations, Consolations, and Blessing for Teachers” (2016) – books specifically focused on integrating a holistic, embodied approach to development for educators.

A graduate of Columbia Teachers College with an MS in Communications, Computing, and Technology, Pete began his career as a classroom English teacher before transitioning to educational administration. He is the former Director of the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center, the founder of the widely acclaimed Technology Leadership Institute and past President of the New York Association of Computers and Technology for Education (NYSCATE).

Pete currently facilitates educational workshops, online courses, and coaches educational leaders throughout the United States and Canada. He writes extensively on educational issues and methodology and has guest blogged for District Administrator Magazine’s site, “The Pulse”, and Education Week's nationally known blog, “LeaderTalk”. His essay, “When the Classroom Door Swings Inward” was published in the anthology, “Being Human at Work” published by North Atlantic Press.