Dana Peterson
CEO
New Schools for New Orleans
Dana Peterson is the Chief Executive Officer of New Schools for New Orleans, a non-profit education advocacy and funding organization. Previously, Dana served as an Assistant State Superintendent of the Louisiana Department of Educations where he led the Baton Rouge Achievement Zone. Prior to that role, Dana served as Deputy Superintendent of External Affairs for the Recovery School District. Dana is the founding board chair of alignED New Orleans, an effort to support and amplify parent voices in education in New Orleans. Dana is also the founding board chair of the New Orleans Career Center - a high impact program equipping high school students with industry-based credentials and dual enrollment opportunities that prepare them for college and career. Dana is a member of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors and is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network as a former Pahara Fellow. Dana holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Houston and an MBA from Tulane University. He lives in New Orleans with his wife, Karen, and they are members of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church.
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