Elise Gruber

(Doreen) Elise Gruber, Ed.D. has been an educator for over 40 years and is currently an Assistant Professor of Practice at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, as well as the Educational Leadership Program Director and Associate Chair of Graduate Education. At Stetson she teaches HR and instruction and supervision to future school leaders, and completes research and presentations on leadership, instruction and supervision, and HR topics. Prior to teaching graduate school, Gruber served as a secondary English, humanities and gifted teacher, assistant principal, and principal of three secondary schools in two Florida districts. She proudly opened a large, urban high school. Gruber was a coordinator of K-12 gifted programs for the Department of Defense Dependents’ Schools in Germany. Additionally, she served as an Executive Area Director in one of the nation’s largest districts, supervising 28 K-12 schools and working with district-wide and national recruitment. She taught preservice teachers at four separate universities and is a Restorative Practices and trauma trainer. Gruber's interests include yoga, Labrador rescue and all water sports; she resides in Winter Springs, Fl.