Dr. Marlow Artis is the proud principal of Craven Early College High School. He also works to elevate teacher voice in North Carolina as the Creator and Executive Producer for the multifaceted educational platform, Tar Heel Teachers. There are several synergetic components of Tar Heel Teachers including a website, a panel talk show, an interview series (Tar Heel Teachers at Home), a travel series (Tar Heel Teachers on the Road), a micro-series (Tar Heel Teachers Daily), a book club, and a series of special presentations. He happily served as an award-winning 6th Grade English/Language Arts Teacher with Cumberland County Schools, Academic Support Specialist with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’ nationally recognized Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate Program, and the Inaugural Upward Bound Director for Sampson County Schools. He was a member of the NC Governor's Teacher Network, an Emerging Leader for NCPDK, featured as one of the Fayetteville Observer's 40 Under 40, and a NC Teacher Voice Fellow with Hope Street Group. Dr. Artis previously served as the Director of School Partnerships for the NC Education Corps, where he worked with superintendents, chief academic officers, and principals across the state to implement high-impact tutoring programs in elementary schools. Additionally, he is prepping a forthcoming children’s book: I’ll Pass on Mrs. Pink’s Class about the crucial transition from elementary to middle school. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from UNC-Chapel Hill, Master of School Administration from UNC-Wilmington, and Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Western Carolina University.