John C. Crosby, Ed.D., is the founding director of the Uncommon Individual Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization devoted exclusively to mentoring. Prior to starting the foundation with Richard Caruso, he was superintendent of schools for 20 years in three Pennsylvania districts. Under his leadership in Radnor, The Wall Street Journal and Consumer Reports rated the district one of the nation’s best. He has degrees from Abilene Christian University, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, and Teachers College, Columbia University. John’s distinctions include being named a Henry H. Linn Scholar at Teachers College and the recipient of Penn’s Graduate School of Education’s Outstanding Achievement Award for exemplary leadership in developing productive partnerships among the university and area public schools. In 2009 John was awarded a Distinguished Alumni Citation by Abilene Christian University. He lives in Radnor with Marlene, his wife of 60 years. They have two grown children, Jack and Carla, and four granddaughters, Kelly, Devon, Heather, and Cassidy.