Dr. Bloodine Barthelus (she/her) currently serves as the director of practice innovations at CASEL. In that role, she uses her experience of integrating social and emotional learning (SEL) and equity to help codify and map out aligned language, approach, and technical assistance to CASEL partners supporting the implementation of SEL in service of equity.

Prior to joining CASEL, Bloodine was a school counselor in Tulsa Public Schools, Gwinnett County Schools, and Alexandria City Schools, where she was successful in developing programmatic solutions to increase student achievement and growth. She went on to become a district department lead in DC Public Schools as a director of school climate and social and emotional learning.