Stephanie Love Ed.d.

Stephanie Love, Ed.D., serves as the Superintendent at the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts since July 2022 and has been a Fellow at BES since August 2021, focusing on leadership development in education. Previous roles include Senior Curriculum Manager at Nearpod, where Stephanie led K-12 literacy curriculum development, and Director of Curriculum and Instruction at IlluminationEd, where responsibilities included collaborating with school districts on curriculum design and implementing professional development. Stephanie's earlier experience includes positions as Director of Instruction and Assessment, Teacher at Mansfield ISD, and Principal at Dallas Independent School District. Stephanie holds a Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas A&M University, a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Dallas Baptist University, and a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Southern Methodist University.