Luvelle BrownLuvelle Brown, Ed.D., is superintendent of the Ithaca City School District in Ithaca, NY. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at SUNY Cortland and St. John Fisher College, both in New York. His recent work has been recognized through the 2022AASA Humanitarian Award and the 2020 New York State Council of School Superintendents Appreciation Award. Other major accomplishments include being selected in 2017 as the New York State Superintendent of the Year and in 2021 to a seat on Learning 2025: National Commission on Student-Centered, Equity-Focused Education. A sought-after speaker for regional and national conferences, he was invited to be a featured speaker at President Barack Obama’s National Superintendents Summit at the White House in 2014. Active in professional organizations, he has served on the New York State Council of School Superintendents Executive Committee, the AASA Digital Consortium, the Center for Digital Education Advisory Council, and CoSN’s Empowered Superintendent Advisory Panel. A prolific contributor to education journals and blogs, he is the author of the acclaimed 2018 book Culture of Love: Cultivating a Positive and Transformational Organizational Culture. His community involvement is reflected in his 2018 appointment to the Ithaca College Board of Trustees, his recognition as the 2019 Tompkins County (NY) Distinguished Citizen, and his role as co-founder of 100 Black Men of Central Virginia. Read More Read Less