Colleen Starr has been in education for over 20 years. She has taught in public schools in Texas and Florida and currently serves as a literacy coach for the Santa Rosa County School District. Ms. Starr has a B.A. in English and a M.Ed. in Reading; and she has Florida K-12 reading certification, Florida Secondary Language Arts certification, Florida Reading Endorsement, Florida ESOL endorsement, and National Board of Professional Teaching certification.

Ms. Starr is affiliated with the University of West Florida Professional Education Council, National Staff Development Council, International Reading Association, Florida Literacy Coaches Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Council of Teachers of English, and Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society of Women Educators. Ms. Starr received the Region 1 Middle School Literacy Coach of the year, the Phi Delta Kappa Outstanding Teacher of Northwest Florida, and the Gulf Breeze High School Teacher of the Year.