Dr. Tanya Giovanni

Dr. Tanya Giovanni serves as the Deputy Superintendent for Administrative, Legal, & Compliance Services and Chief of Staff at Durham Public Schools since April 2018, overseeing areas such as Risk Management, Equity Affairs, and grants procurement while providing legal training to staff. Prior to this role, Dr. Giovanni was an Attorney at North Carolina School Boards Association from October 2008 to April 2018, where efforts included enhancing trust membership fund participation and conducting confidential background checks for CEO-level executives. Earlier experience includes positions as Senior Attorney and Litigation Associate at Williams & Associates Law Firm from May 1997 to April 2008 and as an Attorney at Bono, Goldenberg, Hopkins & Bilbrey from 1994 to 1997. Dr. Giovanni holds a PhD in Organizational Leadership from Liberty University and a Juris Doctor from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, along with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Loyola University New Orleans.