Current & Former Honorees
Congratulations to the 2026 Women in School Leadership Award Winners
Winner in the Superintendent Category:
Myriam Rogers, superintendent, Baltimore County Public Schools (Md.)
Dr. Myriam Rogers serves as Superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS), the 25th largest school system in the United States, educating more than 111,000 students across a richly diverse community.
Winner in the Central Office/Principal Category:
Janeen Peretin, assistant to the superintendent, Baldwin-Whitehall School District (Pa.)
A 2024 CIO of the Year “Tech Trailblazer” and Duquesne Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, she is passionate about inspiring future leaders, especially through groundbreaking initiatives like the Fly Like a Girl (FLAG) Drone Academy.
2025: Wendy Birhanzel, Harrison School District 2 (Colo.)
2024: Deborah L. Wortham, Roosevelt Union Free School District (N.Y.)
2023: Tiffany Anderson, Topeka Public Schools (Kan.)
2022: Sharon Contreras, Guilford County Schools (N.C.)
2021: Noreen Bush, Cedar Rapids Community School District (Iowa)
2020: Susan Enfield, Highline Public Schools (Wash.)
2019: Wanda Cook-Robinson, Oakland Schools (Mich.)
2018: Blondean Davis, Matteson School District 162/Southland College Prep Charter High School (Ill.)
2017: Carla Santorno, Tacoma Public Schools (Wash.)
2016: MaryEllen Elia, Hillsborough County Public Schools (Fla.)
2015: Karen Woodward, Lexington County (S.C)
2014: Ann Blakeney Clark, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (N.C.)
2013: Marilyn Shepherd, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (Calif.)
2012: Valerie Truesdale, Beaufort County Public Schools (S.C.)
2025: Alicen Gaytley, Director of Teaching and Learning, Quincy School District (Wash.)
2024: Romy DeCristofaro, superintendent of student services, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 (Ill.)
2023: Cheyanne Fant, district director of nutrition services and afterschool programs, Barren County Schools (Ky.)
2022: Susan Field, assistant superintendent for learning services, Academy District 20 (Colo.)
2021: Tanzy Kilcrease, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, Bibb County School District (Ga.)
2020: Shelley Reggiani, executive director of equity and instructional services, North Clackamas School District (Ore.) and Lesley Bruinton (School-Based Award), public relations coordinator, Tuscaloosa City Schools (Ala.)
2019: Marie Izquierdo, chief academic officer, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (Fla.)
2018: Sharon Suritsky, assistant/deputy superintendent, Upper St. Clair School District (Pa.) and Fran Glick (School-Based Award), coordinator of digital learning, Baltimore County Public Schools (Md.)
2017: Aimee Rainey, principal, Florence City Schools (Ala.)
2016: Michelle Sundel, principal, Ashland High School (Ore.)
2015: Linda Carrillo, principal, PSJA North High School (Texas)
2014: Harriet R. MacLean, prinipcal, James B. Davidson Middle School (Calif.)
2013: Lisa Gonzales, coordinator of curriculum and instruction, Santa Clara County Office of Education (Calif.)
Thank You to our Women in School Leadership Award Partner
Questions?
Contact awards@aasa.org
or call 703-875-0709