Becky Russell currently is an instructor for teacher-librarian certification courses for the University of Colorado Denver.

Becky helps learners of ALL ages reach their potential through appreciative inquiry and active listening. Her additional values include leadership, reflection, collaboration, humor, and joy.

Becky has over 30 years of K-12 educator, teacher-leadership and librarian experience. She was the Colorado K-12 School Library Leadership Consultant at the Colorado State Library (CSL) at the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) from 2010-2022. In that role, she provided state-wide guidance and support for teacher-librarians, staffs, and other librarians. Afterwards, she was the supervisor for the CSL Library Development team and then co-facilitated early literacy cohorts for public librarians throughout Colorado. She was also a Reference Librarian/Librarian-On-Call for the Denver Public Library, where she still volunteers.

Prior to her work at the CSL/CDE, Becky taught all levels of K-12 learners for 17 years in Missouri, Texas, and Colorado. She was chosen as the “Teacher of the Year” at Carpenter Middle School in Plano, TX in 2000. She received Boulder Valley School District’s "Impact on Education" award in 2006 and earned National Board Certification that same year.