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Ralph Carrero
Ralph Carrero is the director/superintendent of the Lawrence Family Development and Education Fund and the Lawrence Family Development Charter School in Lawrence. He is also the founding president of the school, which provides a dual language education development program to 860 students in grades K to 8. The organization has a deep commitment to the development of youth leadership, new immigrants, and adult educational and training programs. Prior to assuming this role, Ralph served as an education administrator for 18 years at the Greater Lawrence Technical High School, where he was coordinator of student services. His professional career spans close to 40 years, providing services in counseling, social work, criminal justice, and education to residents in the City of Lawrence. In 1992, Mr. Carrero became the first Latino ever elected to serve in public office in the City of Lawrence. He went on to serve three consecutive terms (eleven years) on the Lawrence School Committee.
He is past president of both the Lawrence Youth Commission and the Family and Education Fund. He has served on state boards and has worked with every level of governmental body advocating and recommending policy to serve residents in the Commonwealth.
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![Dr. Alma Gonzalez de Castillo](/images/photos/superintendentsearchcandidates/Alma-Portrait-1x1-ratio-crop-op1.jpg)
Dr. Alma Gonzalez de Castillo
Dr. Alma Gonzalez de Castillo is a native of Laredo, Texas and is committed to serving communities in Texas and across the nation as a lifetime educator. Dr. Gonzalez de Castillo currently serves and leads a team of talented principals as assistant superintendent of schools in the Pflugerville Independent School District. Her educational career spans 20 years with experience in K-12 education as well as organizational leadership. In her current role, she contributed to the passing of the Teacher Incentive Allotment, which increased the earning power of teachers. Dr. Gonzalez de Castillo also supported the implementation of the Newcomer Academy welcoming students from Central and South America. Additionally, she has led boundary alignment parent meetings and pioneered a mentoring program for high school male students. She consistently collaborates in the development of campus leadership, instructional support, and learning plans leading to student growth and excellence. Her experience and leadership with low-performing schools and bilingual education have led to the academic success of several Title 1 campuses in central Texas and along the Texas/Mexico border. Her proudest moment was in 2019, when she led a low-performing Title 1 campus to become a National Blue Ribbon School.
Dr. Gonzalez de Castillo graduated from the University of Texas in San Antonio with a bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in bicultural studies. She earned a Master of Science in curriculum and instruction with a focus in leadership from Texas A&M International University. In December of 2023, she earned her Doctor of Education in learning and organizational change from Baylor University, where she was admitted to the Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society for her outstanding academic achievement and educational contributions.
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![Ligia Noriega-Murphy](/images/photos/superintendentsearchcandidates/Ligia-Portrait-1x1-ratio-crop-op1.jpg)
Ligia Noriega-Murphy
Ligia Noriega-Murphy is an educational leader with a long-standing career of school and district improvement, always keeping students at the center of her work. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in art history from the University of Massachusetts, Boston; two Master’s degrees (Education and Management) and a Certificate in Diversity from Cambridge College; a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study from the University of Massachusetts, Boston; and a Principalship Residency Network Certification from Northeastern University. She also completed the first Boston Public Schools’ Principal Fellows program.
In 1995, Ms. Noriega-Murphy began work at the Boston Public Schools. In addition to being one of the Boston Arts Academy’s founding faculty members, she also founded its International Program in Spain and Mexico. She served as assistant superintendent for Boston Public Schools for 11 years. She is well known for her work in skillfully leading Excel High School and English High School to high performance levels. In the 2016 Diplomas Now National Convention in Orlando, Fl., English High School and Ms. Noriega-Murphy received the School and Headmaster of the Year Awards. In 2015 and 2016, she was invited by the White House to present best practices for the national My Brother’s Keeper initiative. In 2017, Ms. Noriega-Murphy was inducted to the English High School Hall of Fame. She is fluent in several languages and has traveled to more than 36 countries. On July 1, 2021, Ms. Noriega-Murphy started her role as superintendent of the Malden Public Schools, where she built strong relationships with students, caregivers, and community members. She positioned the Malden Public Schools for current and future success.
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![Dr. Timothy Sippel](/images/photos/superintendentsearchcandidates/Sippel-Portrait-1x1-ratio-crop-op1.jpg)
Dr. Timothy Sippel
Dr. Timothy Sippel is a lifelong educator with over three decades of experience in urban public school districts. He currently serves as an executive director of schools in the Worcester Public Schools, where he oversees 13 elementary and secondary schools in a district that educates over 24,000 students. Dr. Sippel provides key leadership in the streamlining of central office support and the development of district policies to improve teaching and learning. He has also led the expansion of the Commonwealth’s largest Early College program in partnership with Quinsigamond Community College and Worcester State University. From his early days as a student in Cincinnati, Ohio, attending racially integrated and under-resourced schools, and throughout his career, Dr. Sippel has developed an unwavering commitment to improving public education for all students. He entered the field of education through Teach for America as a bilingual Spanish elementary teacher and taught for 10 years in South Los Angeles. He later held key administrative positions such as English learner coordinator, school improvement facilitator, director of college and career pathways, and high school principal, in which he honed his expertise as an educational innovator. During his tenure in the Pasadena Unified School District, he led the reconstitution and turnaround of the district’s highest-needs high school, substantially boosting graduation rates. He also established cutting-edge career technical education programs and launched the first Early College partnership in Pasadena.
Dr. Sippel holds a Bachelor of Science in foreign service and Latin American studies from Georgetown University and La Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Additionally, he earned a Master of Education from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed his Doctorate in Education Leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2020.
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