LaNysha Adams, Ph.D., an award-winning education consultant with professional expertise in applied linguistics/TESOL, coaching, and research methodology, owns and operates Edlinguist Solutions LLC. After teaching and conducting education policy research for more than 15 years, Dr. LaNysha Adams was inspired to create a company that promotes educational freedom as a way for students at every educational level to feel empowered for achieving success as they journey through life. Dr. Adams is currently completing the master-level coach certification with an International Coaching Federation-certified program and she holds a certificate in 360-degree Feedback Assessments from the Center for Creative Leadership, a Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies from the University of New Mexico, an M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages/Applied Linguistics from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a B.A. in Linguistics & Rhetoric from Cal State San Marcos. An avid traveler, Dr. Adams has only 6 states left to get to 50!