By WPLG Local10.com
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — More than two dozen candidates applied to be the next Broward County Public Schools superintendent, according to a list published by the district Friday.
The list contains a number of internal and external candidates, including Valerie Wanza, an associate superintendent who served as the district’s interim superintendent for about a week between the time the school board and former superintendent Vickie Cartwright mutually separated and the district brought on Earlean Smiley as interim superintendent.
Pictured from Left to right:
Wayne Alexander, K-8 principal, Bridgeport, Connecticut; former Hernando County superintendent
Stephen Bournés, deputy superintendent, Chester, Pennsylvania Community Charter School
Sibyl Brooks, elementary school principal, Bridgeport, Connecticut school district
Raymond Bryant, adjunct professor at Florida A&M University; former Thomasville, Georgia school district superintendent
Nick Campagna, academic director at Quaezar School, Bridgeport, Connecticut (NOT PICTURED)
Kwame Davis, educator, Jackson, Mississippi school district (NOT PICTURED)
James Drake, construction superintendent in Gilroy, California; former associate school superintendent, Gonzales, California (NOT PICTURED)
Michael Esposito, director of pupil services in the Helendale, California school district
Eric Flohr, U.S. Foreign Service officer from Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Stacia Foster, attorney from Coral Springs; former elementary school teacher in Montego Bay, Jamaica
Ken Goeken, special education director, Rocklin, California school district (NOT PICTURED)
Shernette Grant, chief program officer, Junior Achievement of South Florida; former BCPS director of innovative programs
Peter Licata, regional superintendent, Palm Beach County schools
Eddie Mitchell, behavior specialist, Lanier-James Education Center, Hallandale Beach, Fla (NOT PICTURED)
Jason Nault, associate superintendent, Waukegan, Illinois school district
Virgilio Ogando, educator in Cape Coral (NOT PICTURED)
Keith Oswald, chief of equity and wellness, Palm Beach County schools
Oscar Rico, executive director of technology, Canutillo, Texas school district
Wanda Paul, chief operating officer, Houston Independent School District, Texas; former COO, Palm Beach County schools
Senide Roque, K-1 teacher, Dr. Toni Bilbao Preparatory Academy School, Miami, Fla (NOT PICTURED)
Chad Schilling, English teacher, Charles W. Flanagan High School, Pembroke Pines (NOT PICTURED)
Luis Solano, deputy superintendent, Detroit Public Schools, Michigan
Art Stellar, CEO of Stellar Advantage, Inc., Hingham, Massachusetts; former superintendent, Burke County, North Carolina school district
Adam Taylor, consultant, Harriman, New York; former superintendent, Rutland, Vermont school district
Valerie Wanza, BCPS acting chief of staff; former BCPS acting superintendent
Caprice Young, former charter school CEO, Santa Clarita, California
