Ms. Lauterbach is the Innovative Teaching and Learning Coordinator for Butler Tech in Hamilton, Ohio.  In 1994, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Education at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She completed her graduate work in Educational Leadership and Curriculum at the University of Dayton and earned a Masters in Administration.

Ms. Lauterbach is a member of several organizations and has a remarkable amount of experience in public speaking. Crissy was the keynote speaker for the Department of Defense Schools’ International Future Educators Association in Garmisch, Germany, Miami University’s Teacher Academy Symposium, Tedx Yearling Road , and the Anthony Munoz Foundation’s Youth Summit. She was also the Teacher Ambassador at South Craven School in Yorkshire, England, in 2004. Since 2002, Crissy has been an Advisor for the Educators Rising, Phi Delta Kappa, and an annual presenter at the Educators Rising National Conference for the past seven years. In 2014, she became the first National Teacher in Residence for Educators Rising and in 2015 she was named the White House Innovator in Career and Technical Education . Her awards include:  Erin Young Student Voice Award, Ohio Teacher of the Year Semifinalist, Leavey Award Winner, Tri-state Educator of the Year, the Wooster Excellence in education Award, and the ACTE Community Service Educator of the Year for Region 1.  Crissy is a member of ACTE, OACTE, and the Ohio Council of Social Studies.

Crissy’s interest includes traveling, reading and athletics. She currently resides in Centerville, Ohio. You can follow her on facebook at Contact Learning, Twitter @JeanLauterbach or visit her website at www.contactlearning.org