School of Education Leadership Team

Michelle D. Young, Ph.D.

Dean and Professor

William D. Parham, Ph.D.

Interim Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Faculty Affairs

Manny A. Aceves ’04, M.A. ’07, Ed.D. ’13

Associate Dean, Strategic Engagement

Associate Dean, Business Services

Chair, Department of Teaching and Learning

Chair, Department of Educational Leadership and Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology

Chair, Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership for Social Justice

Vanessa Benya

Director of Development

Co-Chair, SOE Board of Visitors; Executive Director, Great Public Schools Now

Co-Chair, SOE Board of Visitors; Senior Program Officer, Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation

Stephen McCray Ed.D. ’13

Chair, SOE Alumni Association

Board and Executive Committee, SOE Alumni Association

Stephen McCray, Ed.D. ’13, ExComm Chair

Daniel Rios ’12, M.A. ’16, ExComm Vice Chair, Chair of Mission and Action Committee

Tanisha Barnett, Ed.D. ’16, ExComm Chair of Nominations Committee

Richard Ballesteros, M.A. ’12, ExComm Chair of Professional Development Committee

Martinique Starnes, Ed.D. ’15, ExComm Chair of Communications Committee

Nancy Atehortua ’13, M.A. ’15

Joselyn Barrios ’16, M.A. ’20

Sharla Berry ’09, M.A. ’11

Andrew Boven, M.A. ’17

Christina Brooks, M.A. ’17

Heather McManus, Ed.D ’18

Brent Walmsley, M.A. ’11