Third Eye Education
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The Writing Team​


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Heather M. F. Lyke she/her
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Staff Writer | Editor | Pillar of Strength

Writer and K-12 Literacy Director for Minneapolis Public Schools, Lyke is known for saying 'yes' to far too many things but doing them all well anyway.

​@TeacherLyke

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Nick Truxal he/him
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Staff Writer | Editor | Abstract Thinker

A musician and Senior Analyst & Talent Manager for Visa, Truxal is fond of noting that he's intimidated writing alongside such exceptional authors.
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@NickTruxal


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Jean Prokott she/her
Staff Writer | Inspiration Artist

​Third Eye's poet-in-residence, Prokott is a word artist as well as an English teacher living and working in Rochester, MN. She is highly gifted at wrapping life's bitter juxtapositions in tasty, tasty language. 

jeprokott@rochesterschools.org
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@jeanprokott

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Stefanie Whitney she/her
Staff Writer | Embracer of All Things
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Rejecting concepts of oversharing and overthinking by the very notion that one cannot have too much of a good thing, Whitney works in the Rochester Public Schools as an Implementation Associate for 6-12 Humanities.

stwhitney
@rochesterschools.org
@jewhitney12


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Sweta Patel she/her
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Staff Writer | Agent of Systemic Change

A thinker who's blind to the box she is thinking outside of, Patel works for Rochester Schools where she deftly helps students and staff push past common issues in education.

​swpatel@rochesterschools.org​

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Gina Meinertz she/her
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Staff Writer |  Transformative Leader

An innovator who is literally the "Transformative Leader" for Spring Grove Public Schools (that's her title), Meinertz is a collaborator who builds webs of relationships with ease.

​gina.meinertz@springgrove.k12.mn.us
@GMeinertz


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Phil Olson he/him
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Staff Writer | Genius Educator

A skilled carpenter who also works as an English teacher for Rochester Public Schools, Olson is known for holding high the a bar of excellence for everyone and ensuring all have the tools needed to reach it.
 

​pholson@rochesterschools.org​

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Julie Brock she/her
​​Staff Writer |  Disruptor

​Exposing the emperor at every turn, Brock knows data represents the beating hearts of humanity. An education-wanderer, Brock can often be found both in and out of classrooms. 

@juliebrockmn


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​Third Eye Education is supported by Dover-Eyota Public Schools
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  • Meet
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