Dr Gwen Gilmore has bought to Victoria University 27 years of teaching experience in secondary, primary and tertiary settings, as well as roles in educational leadership, management and policy advice, in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia.Gwen has a long-standing interest in developing strength based approaches to teaching and learning in special and regular education, alongside interests in systems leadership, research design and methods.Her Victoria University experiences - leading the pre-entry teaching diploma (ADES) - are shaping further interest in concepts for transition and retention, relational resilience and agency in emerging teacher education contexts.