Third Class of Educators Honored for Completing AASA’s Aspiring Superintendents Academy® Blended Learning Model at National Conference on Education

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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James Minichello
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jminichello@aasa.org

Alexandria, Va. – Feb. 19, 2022 – AASA, The School Superintendents Association, is pleased to announce the 2022 class of educators to graduate from its Aspiring Superintendents Academy® Blended Learning Model program (now called Hybrid Learning Model). The announcement was made at the organization’s National Conference on Education in Nashville, Tenn.   

The program is a combination of opportunities to master the various leadership qualities superintendents must have to excel on the job. Through real-world, situational leadership tasks, participants work collaboratively to prepare themselves to become the future leaders of school districts across the country.

“Congratulations to our Aspiring Superintendents Academy® Blended Learning Model graduates,” said Daniel A. Domenech, AASA executive director. “It’s imperative to bolster the pipeline of aspiring educators working to reach the top rung of school system leadership, especially in the uncertain times in which we live. Our participants have been able to build a professional network of colleagues they can collaborate with and learn from for the rest of their careers.”      

The 2022 AASA Aspiring Superintendents Academy® Blended Learning Model program graduates are:

• Deron Cameron, executive director, human resources and operations, Tuscaloosa City Schools, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 

• Brenda Catlett, principal, Tolleson Elementary School District, Tolleson, Ariz.

• Dawn Childress, principal, Fort Smith Public Schools, Fort Smith, Ark.

• Maureen Cohen, superintendent, Mendon-Upton Regional School District, Mendon, Mass.

• Eric Dueppen, chief academic officer, Creighton School District 14, Phoenix, Ariz.

• Deborah Elder, chief academic officer, Los Lunas School District 1, Los Lunas, N.M.

• Waymond Ervin, principal, Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas City, Mo.

• Nadine Garvin, assistant superintendent, Central Bucks School District, Doylestown, Pa.

• Clay Gleason, principal, Maine School Administrative District 6, Buxton, Maine

• Heidi Hagen, business manager, Pequot Lakes Public Schools, Pequot Lakes, Minn.

• Bernard Hennigan, executive director of student support services, Harford County Public Schools, Bel Air, Md.  

• Jennifer Hinson, principal, Prosper Independent School District, Prosper, Texas

• Beth Kyle, coordinator, DeKalb County School District, Stone Mountain, Ga.

• Adam Leckie, assistant superintendent, Florence Unified School District 1, Florence, Ariz.

• Talé Lockett, chief executive officer, Algiers Charter School Association, New Orleans, La.

• Jessica Major, principal, West Baton Rouge Schools, Port Allen, La.

• Brenda Maurao, interim principal, Belmont Public Schools, Belmont, Mass.

• Jennifer McClintic, director, learning support, Casa Grande Elementary School District 4, Casa Grande, Ariz.

• Jovan Miles, principal, Purpose Built Schools Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga.

• Luke Pavone, assistant superintendent, Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205, Elmhurst, Ill.

• Wachera Ragland-Brown, principal, Bayonne School District, Bayonne, N.J.

• Thomas Rivers Jr., chief technology and innovation officer, Lexington County School District One, Lexington, S.C.

• Sandra Rodriguez-Gomez, assistant superintendent, Hoboken Public School District, Hoboken, N.J.

• Kellie Sanders, chief academic officer, School District of New Berlin, New Berlin, Wis.

• Anna Smith, principal, School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.

• Edward Smith, principal, Bound Brook School District, Bound Brook, N.J.

• Justin Uppinghouse, principal, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville, Tenn.

• Monique Wheatley-Phillip, chief accountability and performance management officer, Baltimore County Public Schools, Towson, Md.

For more information about AASA’s Aspiring Superintendents Academy®, contact Mort Sherman, AASA associate executive director, Leadership Network, at msherman@aasa.org.  

AASA’s 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  Conference Daily Online.

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About AASA 
AASA, The School Superintendents Association, founded in 1865, is the professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders in the United States and throughout the world. AASA’s mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to equitable access for all students to the highest quality public education. For more information, visit www.aasa.org.