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Each year the National School Public Relations Association recognizes up to 25 superintendents as Superintendents to Watch. Honorees are school district leaders who have fewer than five years of experience as a superintendent and who demonstrate dynamic, fast-paced leadership with strong communication at its core. They use communication technology in innovative and effective ways to engage and inform their school communities and to expand two-way communication and outreach efforts.
Congratulations to the 2022 Superintendents to Watch!
Travis Bracht, Ed.D. Affton School District Affton, Mo.
Kristin Brown, Ed.D. Lyford Consolidated Independent School District Lyford, Texas
Sharon Byrdsong, Ed.D. Norfolk Public Schools Norfolk, Va.
Shaun Carey, Ed.D. Enumclaw School District Enumclaw, Wash.
Joey Castilleja, Ed.D. Mabton School District Mabton, Wash.
John Gordon, III, Ed.D. Suffolk Public Schools Suffolk, Va.
Guadalupe Guerrero Portland Public Schools Portland, Ore.
Peter Hannigan, Ed.D. Hawthorn School District 73 Vernon Hills, Ill.
Kevin Hendrick Pinellas Public Schools Largo, Fla.
Eduardo Hernández, Ed.D. Edgewood Independent School District San Antonio, Texas
Lupita Hinojosa, Ed.D. Spring Independent School District Houston, Texas
Sean Maika, Ed.D. North East Independent School District San Antonio, Texas
Alex Marrero, Ed.D. Denver Public Schools Denver, Colo.
Adam Swinyard, Ed.D. Spokane Public Schools Spokane, Wash.
Ameca Thomas, Ph.D. Laurens School District 55 Laurens, S.C
Benjamin Wiggins, Ed.S. Colquitt County School District Moultrie, Ga.
Nominees do not have to be an NSPRA member.
Selected superintendent honorees receive a special certificate and are recognized on the NSPRA website, in an NSPRA e-newsletter, on NSPRA social media and during the Superintendents' Luncheon at the annual NSPRA National Seminar.
Nominations for the 2023 award will open in August. For more information about this program, contact Communication Specialist Sarah Loughlin at sloughlin@nspra.org or 301-519-1221. View previous winners here.