Board of Directors & Staff

Christina is a seasoned association executive who has served industries ranging from window manufacturers to court reporters to proposal writers. She brings a data-driven framework to business planning and strategy, having earned her MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Certified Association Executive designation from the American Society of Association Executives. She was named the Executive Director of ATLIS in 2019, and serves in a variety of ways as an advocate for independent schools and their leadership teams. She and her family live in Virginia and tweets at @christinaATLIS.

Before joining the ATLIS staff, Ashley served as a Director of Technology, a district-level Instructional Technology Specialist, and an educator. An alumna of the first cohort of the ATLIS Leadership Institute (formerly ECATD), Ashley has also worked with the Tennessee Department of Education, served on national advisory boards for organizations such as Scholastic, collaborated internationally with groups ranging from the Global Ed Conference to Singapore’s Ministry of Education, and lobbied for STEM programs for women and minorities. As a graduate assistant, she worked on a National Science Foundation grant on the topic of STEM and flipped classrooms for schools on three continents. Her own research has explored makerspaces in K-12 schools as an application of constructivist learning. Ashley has extensive conference planning experience, including ShiftinEdu (formerly Miami Device), the Tennessee Educational Technology Conference, the Sumner County Education Conference, and EdCamp meet-ups. Ashley is a Google Certified Innovator, Apple Teacher, and a STAR Discovery Educator. She holds a doctorate in Learning Technologies from Pepperdine University. Ashley lives in Missouri and tweets at @Ashly2499.

Kelsea Watson joined ATLIS in July, 2021 as membership and professional development manager. Watson has extensive experience in the non-profit and association sectors, having supported a variety of programs for both global and local organizations. Now serving as the director of marketing and events, she promotes the growth of the association and brings awareness of ATLIS's resources to the broader independent school community. She also helps to organize and promote all association events, including the annual conference. “We are fortunate to bring someone with Kelsea’s experience and energy to our team right as many exciting initiatives are taking shape and launching at ATLIS,” said Christina Lewellen, MBA, CAE, ATLIS’s executive director. “The entire ATLIS team is steadfastly focused on our strategic goals designed to serve our community in the coming years, and we’re confident Kelsea will be a significant contributor to our efforts to empower schools to thrive through technology leadership.”Watson is a graduate of James Madison University and has completed a certificate program in diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace from the University of South Florida. She resides in North Carolina with her husband, James, and their husky, Juno.

Peter is a 15-year association executive with experience serving glass construction, private security, and business writing communities. He brings a strong IT background and finds ways to apply it in whichever association role he's working. He lives with his family just off the shores of Lake Erie in northwest Pennsylvania.