DON PHILLIPS

• Don served as Superintendent for the Poway Unified School District in San Diego from 2001-2010.
   
• He also served as superintendent in Palo Alto and Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District. Of his 40 years in education, Don was a Superintendent for 20 years and an additional 20 as a consultant, teacher and administrator.
   
• Don earned his Master’s and Doctorate degrees from Harvard Graduate School of Education in Social Policy. He received his BA from Whitman College in Walla Walla Washington.
   
• Don was named the AASA Superintendent of the Year for California in 2008 and the San Diego Superintendent of the Year for 2007.
   
• He has served on the National Governing Board of Directors for AASA, President of Suburban School Superintendents and Chair of the ACSA statewide Superintendents’ Symposium. He also was a member of the ACSA statewide Superintendents’ Committee and the CSBA Superintendents’ Advisory Committee.
   
• Don chaired the Achievement Gap Task Force for the County of San Diego from 2006-2010 and also was a member on the Junior Achievement Board of Directors through 2010.
   
• Don is noted for his many publications and presentations on a wide range of topics including leadership and equity based work around College and Career Readiness. He received the PTA Honorary Service Award three times.
   
• Currently Don is a consultant to AVID and Learning Together.
   
• Don is married and has two sons.