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Earnest Winston
Superintendent

Cabinet Members


Dr. Frank D. Barnes

Chief Equity Officer
 



Akeshia Craven-Howell

Associate Superintendent
Student Assignment and School Choice
Northwest learning community superintendent


Dr. Matthew Hayes

Deputy Superintendent of Academics
 


LaTarzja Henry
LaTarzja Henry
Chief of Staff
 


Brian Kingsley
Chief Academic Officer
 

Christine Pejot 

Christine Pejot

Chief Human Resources Officer
 

 

Derek Root

Chief Technology Officer

 

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Patrick Smith

Assistant Superintendent for Communications
 


Sheila W. Shirley

Chief Financial Officer
 

Executive Staff and Learning Community Superintendents

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Dr. Raymond Barnes

Central 1 Learning Community Superintendent
 


Angie Bartles

Executive Director of Strategy Management
 


 

Michael Chilcutt

Assistant Superintendent of Fine Arts Education
 


Acquanetta S. Edmond


Acquanetta Edmond

Northwest Learning Community Superintendent
 



Dr. Stephen Esposito

Southwest Learning Community Superintendent
 



Laura Francisco

Assistant Superintendent of Operations Support Services
 


Sonja Gantt

Executive Director of CMS Public Schools Foundation
 


Lisa Mangum

Chief of CMS Police
 
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Eve White

Executive Director of Communications
 



Avery Mitchell

Associate Superintendent of Middle Schools
 

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Dr. Cotrane Penn

Executive Director of Student Services
 

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Kathleen Sunseri

Executive Director of Federal Programs
 


Dr. Kondra Rattley

Associate Superintendent of High Schools
 



Trish Sexton

Associate Superintendent of Elementary Schools

 



Dr. Ann White

Associate Superintendent of Exceptional Children
 


Tara Lynn Sullivan

Central 2 Learning Community Superintendent
 


Charlotte Nadja Trez

Executive Director of Learning and Language Acquisition

 


John Wall

Northeast Learning Community Superintendent
 

Tangela Williams


Dr. Tangela Williams

Southeast Learning Community Superintendent
 


 

 
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