Shanda Gentry

Shanda Gentry currently serves as the Chief Academic Officer at FirstLine Schools since June 2018 and has held the position of Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Crescent City Schools since July 2013. Previously, Shanda Gentry was the Principal and Director of Curriculum and Teacher Development at Benjamin E. Mays Preparatory School from June 2009 to June 2013. Shanda Gentry began a career in education as a Teacher at KIPP McDonogh 15 School for the Creative Arts Middle from July 2007 to June 2009 and as a Kindergarten Teacher at Capdau-UNO Charter School from August 2005 to June 2007. Shanda Gentry's educational background includes a Master of Public Administration in Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, both obtained from the University of New Orleans, along with attendance at McDonogh 35.