Lead Trainer Consultants
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Lead Trainer Consultants are highly trained, skilled, and experienced individuals with a deep knowledge about the science that underpins The Regulated Classroom™ framework. They offer professional development sessions around the U.S. in The Regulated Classroom™ framework.
Lead Trainer Consultant &
Implementation Coach
Kelly Hurd, M.Ed.
Kelly Hurd, M.Ed., is an educator, certified health coach, certified life coach, yoga and meditation teacher with over 25 years of experience teaching every grade from kindergarten to 8th, and as a Reading Specialist. She took The Regulated ClassroomTM workshop back at the beginning of the pandemic while teaching kindergarten, and it changed her world. That learning helped her to feel peaceful, be successful, and find happiness while teaching during the most challenging of times.
Today, she is a lead trainer for The Regulated Classroom And coaches individuals
and organizations on how to recover from chronic stress, prevent burnout, and boost resilience, well-being, and joy through research-based practical tools.
Kelly is a dynamic speaker who integrates polyvagal theory, the applied science of trauma, somatic practices, trauma-informed yoga, and evidence-based interventions into her work that support emotional regulation, trauma recovery, and long-term resilience. Her teaching bridges science and embodiment, empowering educators to understand their nervous system, navigate stress, expand their emotional capacity, and build a regulated, responsive nervous system for themselves and their students. This reduces classroom behaviors, increases academic success, and creates a joyful culture.
Lead Trainer
Chrissy DAgostino, M.A.
Independent Educational Consultant and Parent Educator.
Chrissy is an experienced educational consultant and trainer with expertise in early childhood, special education, and educational neuroscience.
She holds a Master’s degree from San Francisco State University in both Early Childhood and Special education, and has extensive experience in applying neuroscience-based approaches to education.
With advanced training and certifications from The International Council on Development and Learning (ICDL), The Brazelton Touchpoints Center, The MEHRIT Centre, Ltd, and as a certified Powerfully You Self-Regulation Curriculum provider, Chrissy integrates cutting-edge research into her work. She holds a certification in Applied Educational Neuroscience from Butler University and has completed coursework at both the Mindsight Institute and the Polyvagal Institute.
In her private practice, Chrissy provides educational consultation to schools, coaching and professional development for educators, and teaches parent education workshops online. Her work is deeply rooted in relational neuroscience, the science of the nervous system, and Polyvagal Theory, equipping educators and parents with research-based strategies to support children's development and well-being.