First-Ever Class of Educators Honored for Completing AASA’s Aspiring Superintendents Academy® for Female Leaders at National Conference on Education
February 18, 2021
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Alexandria, Va. – Feb. 18, 2021 –AASA, The School Superintendents Association, is proud to announce the first-ever class of educators to graduate from the organization’s Aspiring Superintendents Academy® for Female Leaders. The announcement was made at the organization’s virtual National Conference on Education.
The program brings together women who are on the path to the supertendency to build knowledge and confidence in their ability to lead. The goal of this unique opportunity is to increase the number of women in educational administration positions and leverage their voices in education policy on local and national levels.
“For years, AASA has worked on behalf of women educators aspiring to climb career ladders through a variety of programs. It’s with great pleasure that we congratulate the inaugural class of graduates from our Aspiring Superintendents Academy® for Female Leaders,” said Daniel A. Domenech, AASA executive director. “Our nation needs more women at the head of the table to serve as critical change agents in public education. We are confident this program will do just that.”
The first-ever 2021 AASA Aspiring Superintendents Academy® for Female Leader program graduates are:
• Dominique Alexander, special education director, Jacksonville North Pulaski School District, Jacksonville, Ark.
• Jaclyn Angle, director of student services, Upper Arlington City Schools, Upper Arlington, Ohio
• Laurelyn Arterbury, area superintendent, Leander Independent School District, Leander, Texas
• Carolyn Bernal, assistant superintendent, school and systems improvement, Rio School District, Oxnard, Calif.
• Renae Bryant, director of multilingual services, Anaheim Union High School District, Anaheim, Calif.
• Laurie Burgos, assistant superintendent,academic services, Verona Area School District, Verona, Wis.
• Shakeatha Butler, director of choice school planning and implementation, Dallas Independent School District, Dallas, Texas
• Tiffany Campbell, assistant superintendent, instructional services, San Marcos Unified School District, San Marcos, Calif.
• Maureen Cassidy, executive director of bilingual education, McHenry School District 15, McHenry, Ill.
• Carrie Chiappetta, assistant superintendent, teaching and learning, Pomperaug Regional School District 15, Middlebury, Conn.
• Amanda Corridan, deputy superintendent, administrative services, Santa Ana Unified School District, Santa Ana, Calif.
• Danielle Fields, executive director, Minnesota Excellence in Learning Academy, Maple Grove, Minn.
• Minerva Garcia-Sanchez, chief of schools, Chicago Public School District 299, Chicago, Ill.
• Felisha Gould, assistant superintendent, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District, University Heights, Ohio
• Leticia Hernandez, assistant superintendent, human resources, National School District, National City, Calif.
• Kersten Johnson-Struempler, senior director, secondary education, Anchorage School District, Anchorage, Alaska
• Tanzy Kilcrease, assistant superintendent, teaching and learning, Bibb County School District, Macon, Ga.
• Victorene King, director ofsharmila strategic initiatives and accountability, Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62, Des Plaines, Ill.
• Sharmila Kraft, assistant superintendent, educational services, National School District, National City, Calif.
• Beth Kyle, coordinator, DeKalb County School District, Stone Mountain, Ga.
• Yvette Mason, assistant superintendent, human resources and professional development, Wayne County Public Schools, Goldsboro, N.C.
• April Moore, assistant superintendent, educational services, Escondido Union High School District, Escondido, Calif.
• Peggy Muehlenkamp, executive director of school leadership and equity, The School District of Beloit, Beloit, Wis.
• Andrea Norman, associate superintendent, business services, Oceanside Unified School District, Oceanside, Calif.
• Sarah Ragusa, administrative director of educational services, Corona-Norco Unified School District, Norco, Calif.
• Kristina Ramos, director of certificated personnel, Antelope Valley Union High School District, Lancaster, Calif.
• Kristine Shipman-Smith, executive leadership coach, San Diego County Office of Education, San Diego, Calif.
• Lisa Simon, associate superintendent, curriculum and instruction, Corona-Norco Unified School District, Norco, Calif.
• Allison Slade, director of K-5 initiatives, Steans Family Foundation, Chicago, Ill.
• Marsha Talley, CTE director, Sequatchie County Schools, Dunlap, Tenn.
• Carolyn Teigland, associate superintendent, Cecil County Public Schools, Elkton, Md.
• Cindy Wagner, deputy superintendent, South Bay Union School District, Imperial Beach, Calif.
• Annette Wallace, chief operating and academics officer, Worcester County Public Schools, Newark, Md.
• Karon Webster, principal, North Clackamas School District, Milwaukie, Ore.
• Dawn Williams, assistant superintendent, Rome City Schools, Rome, Ga.
For more information about AASA’s Aspiring Superintendents Academy®, contact Mort Sherman, AASA associate executive director, Leadership Network, at msherman@aasa.org.
The National Conference on Education routinely convenes the most prominent education thought leaders addressing the most pressing issues in the education landscape. The ongoing challenges brought on by the public health crisis escalates the importance of a national conference where the leaders of our nation’s public school districts are attending.
For more information about the conference, access AASA’s Conference Daily Online.
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