Overview
- Danielle Giunta was appointed first deputy chancellor as Kamar Samuels unveiled his leadership team for the nation’s largest school system.
- Samuels created supervising superintendent roles for K–8 and high schools, naming Maribel Torres-Hulla and Alan Cheng to lead those portfolios.
- The chancellor said the structure is designed to bring closer support and evaluation for superintendents as they carry out new reading and math curricula, career programs, and graduation requirements.
- Flavia Puello-Perdomo was named deputy chancellor of family engagement, Simone Hawkins will continue leading early childhood education, and Kevin Moran was made permanent head of school operations.
- Lindsey Oates will return in June as deputy chancellor for finance, administration and HR, with Liz Vladeck, Christina Foti, Kenita Lloyd, and Mark Rampersant remaining in their posts following recent exits by Isabel DiMola, Danika Rux, and Cristina Meléndez.