Cynthia Brunswick

Cynthia Brunswick is the Senior Director of Center for Educator Success at Harris County Department of Education. Cynthia has over 20 years of experience in education, including their previous role as Director of Special Projects at the Academy of Urban School Leadership (AUSL). In this role, they were responsible for launching a new teacher induction program for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS).

Under their leadership, the program has grown from 200 teachers in 2 CPS networks to 1100+ teachers district-wide. Cynthia has consistently increased teacher impact, student achievement, and school and district leader satisfaction. Cynthia has also been instrumental in fundraising efforts, producing $5MM in program revenue from Joyce Foundations, Finnegan, and Crown.

Cynthia Brunswick has a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership and Administration from Loyola University Chicago, a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Teacher Leadership and School Administration from Roosevelt University, and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Education from Valparaiso University.

Some of their coworkers include Stephanie Ross - Director of Adult Education, Darlene Breaux - Director of the Research and Evaluation Institute, and Joyce Akins - Director of the Center for Grants Development. Their manager is C J Rodgers, Assistant Superintendent for Education & Enrichment.