David C. Banks, New York City’s School Chancellor with the Department of Education (DOE) announced that he had selected his picks for the department’s cabinet members – reducing the group from 15 to seven individuals.
On Jan. 18, Banks named the members of the DOE’s senior leadership team which comprised of Daniel Weisberg as First Deputy Chancellor; Dr. Kara Ahmed as Deputy Chancellor of Early Childhood Education; Savita Bharadwa as Chief of Staff to the Chancellor; Dr. Desmond Blackburn as Deputy Chancellor of School Leadership; Kenita D. Lloyd as Deputy Chancellor of Family and Community Engagement and External Affairs; and Carolyne V. Quintana as Deputy Chancellor of Teaching and Learning Opportunities.
