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Earnest Winston
Superintendent

Cabinet Members


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Dr. Frank D. Barnes

Chief Accountability Officer












Nancy Brightwell

Chief Academic Officer




Akeshia Craven-Howell

Associate Superintendent,
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Northwest learning community superintendent


Dr. Matthew Hayes

Deputy Superintendent of Academics
 


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LaTarzja Henry
Chief of Staff
Christine Pejot

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Christine Pejot

Chief Human Resources Officer
 












Dr. Kondra Rattley
Chief of Equity and School Performance


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Sheila W. Shirley

Chief Financial Officer













Brian Schultz
Chief Operations Officer











Patrick Smith
Assistant Superintendent for Communications
 

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
 

Acquanetta S. Edmond


Acquanetta Edmond

Northwest Learning Community Superintendent
 



Dr. Stephen Esposito

Southwest Learning Community Superintendent
 



Laura Francisco

Associate Superintendent, Human Resources
 


Sonja Gantt

Executive Director of CMS Public Schools Foundation
 


Lisa Mangum

Chief of CMS Police


Avery Mitchell

Associate Superintendent of Middle Schools
 

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Dr. Cotrane Penn

Executive Director of Student Services
 


 


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Trish Sexton

Associate Superintendent of Elementary Schools










Tara Lynn Sullivan

Central 2 Learning Community Superintendent










Kathleen Sunseri

Executive Director of Federal Programs
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Beth Thompson
Assistant Superintendent, Academics












Charlotte Nadja Trez

Executive Director of Learning and Language Acquisition








John Wall

Northeast Learning Community Superintendent











Dr. Ann White

Associate Superintendent, Student Services














Eve White

Executive Director of Communications
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Dr. Tangela Williams

Southeast Learning Community Superintendent
 


 

 
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Phone: 980-343-3000
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