White House Author
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J. Michael Hall, M.Ed.
President of Strong Fathers-Strong Families, LLC
J. Michael Hall, M.Ed. is a father of two sons and the husband to a very successful middle school reading teacher. J. Michael is a former special education teacher and a “recovering” middle school principal and is the Founder and President of Strong Fathers-Strong Families, LLC in Fort Worth, Texas. Through ongoing relationships with organizations such as PTA and the National Head Start Association, J. Michael has written magazine articles for the PTA, The Southwestern Educational Development Laboratory, and The National Head Start Association’s Children and Family Magazine. He is also a contributing author to the book on fathering entitled Why Fathers Count, and is considered one of the country’s foremost experts on working with fathers in schools and Head Starts.