Educational Leadership
District Leader
Karen Sanchez-Griego, PhD
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Karen Sanchez-Griego, PhD

"When you move from the classroom to the boardroom... or the classroom to the big room, in an educational setting or an administrative office, your role is not done. You are still teaching."

Dr. Karen Sanchez-Griego, Superintendent of the 'To’Hajiilee Community Schools in the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. Karen previously worked with The New Mexico Public Education Department as Assistant Director of Educator Quality and Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction with the Arlington Public Schools in Arlington, Virginia. Karen also served as principal, assistant principal, high school, and middle school teacher with the Albuquerque Public Schools.  Karen was instrumental in the development of one of the first small learning community programs in New Mexico and the country.  Karen was selected as one of New Mexico’s 20 Women Making a Difference in Education and was selected as a recipient of the Governor’s Award for Outstanding New Mexico Women.

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Educational Leadership
District Leader
District Leader is an archived podcast about moving and inspiring educators and non-educators alike who believed in the power of education, its leaders, and its transformation. Each week, I interviewed district leaders who shared their journey and the successes and challenges they have faced along the way.