Dr. Jim Argent is the Lead Design Course Instructor for the ECU Project I4 Advanced Micro-credential Program and Dissertation Coach for the ECU International EdD program. Dr. Argent has been a High School and Elementary School Principal, Assistant Principal, Curriculum Specialist, Teacher and Coach. He has also been an adjunct faculty member in the North Carolina State University NELA program.   Throughout his career, Dr. Argent mentored principals, facilitated professional learning seminars and workshops, provided keynote and workshop session speeches and coached educational leaders in school redesign principles. He focuses on Equity, SEL structures, Restorative Justice, Inquiry Based Learning, Project Based Learning, and Design Thinking.