Neila Connors

Dr. Neila A. Connors is presently the founder and president of N.A.C. (Networking And Client), CONNECTIONS INC., a corporation dedicated to the implementation of POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS in people. Her primary focus is to coach people on how to "build their own bridge for a successful life." Her philosophy is based upon Napoleon Hill's quote: "if you can conceive it and believe it--YOU can ACHIEVE IT."

Throughout her career, Neila has had the privilege of working with students in grades K-12. She has been an elementary teacher, a middle school teacher, and an administrator.

Neila worked at the Florida Department of Education, responsible for coordinating the development of the middle and high school state curriculum frameworks, working with high school teachers and administrators throughout the state. She also was the Director of Middle Grades and later was responsible for the state International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement programs. She also served as a tenured professor in the Department of Middle and Secondary Education at Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia.

Her research has been in the areas of teacher advisory programs, successful counselors, attitudes of students from rural areas, positive teachers and their characteristics and homework. Among her most notable publications are S.O.S. (Success-Oriented Strategies) or Teachers of At-Risk Early Adolescents: P.S. - All Early Adolescents Are At Risk! and Homework: a New Direction. Her most recent publication, "If You Don't Feed the Teachers, They Eat the Students", a guide for all educators, has received many enthusiastic reviews. She is presently writing a partner book for businesses entitled "If You Don't Feed Your Employees, They Eat the Customers." Additionally, her newest book "If You Don't F.E.E.D. (Fuel, Empower & Engage Daily) the Students They S.T.A.R.V.E. (Stop Trying And Reject Valuable Education) will be available through John Wiley and Sons, Inc. publishing in the fall of 2011.

Neila has written numerous articles and has presented to public and private school educators, school boards, superintendents, state and national organizations, parents, counselors, international school educators, and corporations in the 50 states, Canada, and Europe.

Born in Lenox Dale, Massachusetts, Neila received her Bachelor's degree from St. Leo College in Florida and her Master's and Doctorate degrees from Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. She is proud to be a die-hard Florida State Seminole and introduces herself as A BELIEVER IN PEOPLE AND A LOVER OF LIFE!