• CMSD Senior Leadership

  • Eric S. Gordon
    Chief Executive Officer

    Board of Education

    • Anne E. Bingham, Board Chair
    • Robert M. Heard Sr., Board Vice Chair
    • Louise P. Dempsey, Esq.
    • Sara Elaqad, J.D.
    • Denise W. Link
    • Nigamanth Sridhar, Ph.D.
    • Lisa Thomas, Ph.D.
    • Kathleen C. Valdez, Esq.

    Ex Officio Members

    • Dr. Alex Johnson
    • Harlan M. Sands, JD., MBA

  • Academics

    Chief of Schools - Lisa Farmer-Cole
    Chief Academic Officer - Valentina Moxon
    Deputy Chief, Academic Resources - Diana Ehlert
    Interim Deputy Chief, Organizational Accountability - Chris Broughton
    Executive Director, Curriculum and Instruction (PK-5) and Director of Early Childhood Education - Nicole Vitale
    Executive Director, Curriculum and Instruction (6-12) and Director of Core Curriculum - Elizabeth Nelson Creel
    Executive Director, Assessments Testing and Logistics - LaTisha Grimes 
    Executive Director, Humanware - Bill Stencil
    Executive Director, Intervention Services - Jessica Baldwin
    Executive Director, Multilingual Multicultural Education & World Languages - Jose Gonzalez
    Director, Career and College Readiness and Interim Director of Career Technical Education - Anthony Battaglia
    Director, Interscholastic Athletics, Health, Physical Education & Student Activities - Desiree Powell
    Director, Strategic Design and Budgets - Megan Traum 
     
    Network Support Leaders (see bottom for schools)
     

    Engagement

    Chief Engagement Officer - Trent Mosley

    Attendance

    Director, Attendance - Lorri Hobson

    Communications

    Deputy Chief Communications Officer - Dr. Roseann Canfora
    Director, CMSD News Bureau - Thomas Ott
    Director, Marketing & Advertising - Bernadette Repko

    Customer Eperience

    Director, Customer Experience - Shirrell Greene

    Family and Community Engagement

    Executive Director, FACE - Tracy Hill
    Director, Community Engagement - Lisa Naylor

    School Choice & Enrollment

    Executive Director, School Choice & Enrollment - Rick McIntosh
     

    Financial and Administration

    Chief Financial Officer - Derek Richey
    Deputy Chief Financial Officer - TBD
    Executive Director, Accounting, Treasury and Reporting - Michael Bowen
    Executive Director, Budgets & Grants - TBD
    Executive Director, Internal Audit - Larry Johnston
    Executive Director, Payroll - Mychael Henderson
    Executive Director, Procure to Pay - M. Angie Foraker
    Executive Director, Strategic Planning, Financial Services and Grants - Angele Latham
     

    Human Resources

    Chief Talent Officer - Lori Ward
    Executive Director, Staffing - Laura Mulvaney
    Executive Director, Talent Operations - Stephen Christian
    Director, Aspiring Principals - Heather Grant
    Director, Employee Services - Maria Monroig 
    Director, HR Information Systems - Gary Nagorney 
    Director, Employee Relations - TBD
    Director, Professional Development -  Dr. Jacquinette Brown
     

    Information Technology

    Chief Information Officer - Curtis Timmons
    Executive Director, Cyber Security and IT Risk Management - Allison Walker
    Executive Director, Learning Technology and Training Service - Shawn Braxton
    Executive Director, Service Delivery and Management - Alexander Clark
    Executive Director, Software and Data Solutions - TBD
    Director, Business Software and Support - LaQuine Sims
    Director, Strategic Planning and Business Management - Melissa Hirsch
    Director, School Software and Support - Blessing Nwaozuzu
     

    Legal Counsel

    Executive Director of Legal Services - Victoria Brian 
    Board Attorney and Liaison - Kevin Burtzlaff 
     

    Portfolio Schools and Programs

    Executive Director, New School Development - Joe Micheller
    Executive Director, Policy and Planning - Melissa Skelly
    Executive Director, School Performance - Nicholas D'Amico
     

    Operations

    Chief Operating Officer - Patrick Zohn
    Chief, Safety and Security - Dennis Hill
    Deputy Chief, Business Operations - TBD
    Deputy Chief, Capital Programs - Gary Sautter
    Deputy Chief, Safety and Security - Lamont Dodson
    Executive Director of Food and Nutrition - Chris Burkhardt
    Director, Transportation - Eric Taylor 
     
     
     
     
     

     Network Leaders

    Academic Superintendents

    ANDREW KOONCE

    		 Andrew J. Rickoff
    Benjamin Franklin
    Bolton
    Clara E. Westropp
    Dike School of Arts
    Garfield
    Hannah Gibbons
    Mary B. Martin    		 Miles Park
    Nathan Hale
    Newton D. Baker School of Arts
    Orchard
    Paul Dunbar
    Wilbur Wright
    William Cullen Bryant

    Sonja Clark

    		 Buhrer Dual Language
    Campus International (K8)
    Clark
    Charles Dickens
    Douglas MacArthur GLA
    East Clark
    Joseph M. Gallagher
    Kenneth W. Clement BLA

    Louisa M. Alcott
    Miles
    Riverside
    Scranton
    Stonerook-White
    Tremont Montessori
    Valley View BLA
    Warner GLA
    Walton
    Willson

    ALLAYNA RATLIFF

    		 Adlai E. Stevenson
    Almira
    Artemus Ward
    Charles A. Mooney
    Daniel E. Morgan
    Denison
    Euclid Park
    George W. Carver    		 Harvey Rice
    Louis Agassiz
    Marion C. Seltzer
    Marion-Sterling
    Mary M. Bethune
    Memorial
    Patrick Henry
    Robinson G. Jones
    Wade Park

    PAUL HOOVER

    		 Alfred A. Benesch
    Albert B. Hart
    Anton Grdina
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Halle
    Luis Muñoz Marin    		 Mound
    Oliver H. Perry
    Robert H. Jamison
    Sunbeam
    Waverly
    Whitney M. Young (K8)
    William Rainey Harper

    ERIN FREW

    Collinwood
    Design Lab Early College
    Downtown Education Center
    East Tech
    Facing History New Tech
    Garrett Morgan School of Engineering & Innovation
    Garrett Morgan School of Leadership & Innovation
    Ginn Academy
    Glenville

    		 International Newcomers Academy
    John F. Kennedy
    John Marshall School of Civic & Business Leadership
    John Marshall School of Engineering
    John Marshall School of Information Technology
    Max S. Hayes
    New Tech West
    The School of One (9 locations)

    LORENZO RUSSELL

    		 Bard HS Early College West
    Cleveland Early College HS
    Campus International HS
    Cleveland HS for Digital Arts
    Cleveland School of Architecture & Design
    Cleveland School of Science & Medicine
    Cleveland School of the Arts
    Davis Aerospace & Maritime HS    		 High Tech Academy
    John Adams College & Career Academy
    Lincoln-West School of Global Studies
    Lincoln-West School of Science & Health
    MC²STEM (3 locations)
    Rhodes College & Career Academy
    Rhodes School of Environmental Studies