Dr. Bambi J. Lockman served 36 years in the State of Florida. Dr. Lockman is the President/CEO of Mag7 Consulting, LLC. Lockman currently serves as a nationally recognized special education consultant and works with schools and districts throughout the United States. She has served as an Educational Policy Consultant for the Office of Early Learning, Florida Department of Education. From 2011-2014 she was the Deputy Superintendent for Instructional Services for Volusia County School District in Central Florida. Within her scope of work, she was responsible for the planning and coordination of PreK-12 curriculum and school improvement programs, federal and state grant funded programs, assessment and accountability, professional development, career technical education, online learning, alternative education, athletics and safety as well as exceptional student education and student support services, as well as Volusia’s Race to the Top grant. Prior to Volusia County, Lockman served as Chief of the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services in the Florida Department of Education from 2004-2011. During this time, she was responsible for Florida’s implementation and general supervision of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004), initiated postsecondary programs for students with significant cognitive disabilities, coordinated Florida’s State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report, and managed the distribution of IDEA Part B and Part B Preschool grants. Lockman has been instrumental in Florida’s implementation of a Multi- Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework. Lockman also has extensive experience in Santa Rosa County School District, Milton, FL where she served as a classroom teacher and both a school based and district level administrator.

From 2007-2011, Dr, Lockman served on the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) Board of Directors and in 2010 was inducted as President. In 2007, she was appointed to Florida’s Governor’s Commission on Disabilities and was re-commissioned in 2008. She was selected to serve on Florida’s Governor’s Task Force on Autism Spectrum Disorders in 2008 and reappointed 2009. Currently, Dr. Lockman serves on the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) Professional Advisory Board (2016-present).