Roni Benson & Ginger Lieberman

Roni Benson and Ginger Lieberman are co-directors of LIPEN,  a Professional Education Network, in New York.  They have been conducting workshops for school staff, students and parents for the past 15 years.  Their newest workshop is on Cyberbullying and Internet Safety.

Roni and Ginger are co-authors of  Bully Frog, winner of the 2004 National Legacy Book Award. Bully Frog is the first in a series of children’s books on character education.  Their second book,  Forlorn Frog’s Fantastic Valentine’s Day continues with emphasis on girl bullying, social or relational aggression.

National and international radio and television programs turn to them as experts on parenting and youth related issues. They have been featured on NBC, ABC , CBS and News 12 television as experts on the topic of bullying and cyberbullying.   Recently, they were featured on an ABC special on Cyberbullying.

Roni is a trustee of the Nassau County Youth Board and Ginger served as  Child Care Commissioner of the Nassau County Legislature.   Roni and Ginger are currently working in partnership with the Graduate School for Education and Psychology at Touro College in NYC, to certify teachers and graduate students in the School of Education in the area of Violence Prevention and Bullying.

They have wide-ranging experience as keynote speakers, workshop leaders and facilitators at regional and national educational conferences, workshops and symposia.  They have received recognition from the members of the United States Senate and Congress as well as members of the New York State Senate and Assembly.