Judith Rizzo

Judith Rizzo became the first executive director and CEO of the James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy in 2002. Dr. Rizzo is responsible for growing the Hunt Institute into a national resource for governors, legislators, and other political, business, and education leaders, supporting their development and implementation of effective education policies and programs. Prior to the Hunt Institute, Dr. Rizzo served as Deputy Chancellor for instruction for the New York City Public Schools.  During her career Dr. Rizzo has been a teacher, supervisor, director of professional development, principal, deputy superintendent, and led the court ordered programmatic implementation of the desegregation effort in Boston, MA.

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