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Alexandria, Va. 鈥� March 15, 2023 鈥� Gustavo Balderas, superintendent of the , has been elected as the 2023-24 president-elect of AASA, 萝莉网, the nation鈥檚 premier organization representing more than 13,000 public school superintendents nationwide.

Balderas has served as superintendent in Beaverton, Ore., since 2022, after serving as school district leader in Edmonds, Wash., Eugene, Ore. and two California districts. He first joined 萝莉网in 2011.

鈥淚 congratulate Gustavo Balderas as the next president-elect of our organization,鈥� said David R. Schuler, executive director, AASA. 鈥淭he integrity and passion that he has demonstrated, not only as the head of a school district but as an ambassador for every child who walks through the door of a school building, is immeasurable. I am proud to call Gustavo my friend and I look forward to working with him in his new role.鈥�   

鈥淥ur public schools have a moral imperative to serve every student and must have strong, skilled leadership to meet that mission,鈥� said Balderas. 鈥淢y top priority as president-elect of this great organization will be leadership sustainability in the superintendent ranks. As a school superintendent, I have always been driven to mentor aspiring leaders and support my superintendent peers to best serve all students. I am honored and humbled to be AASA鈥檚 next president-elect.鈥�

Balderas is a current member of the 萝莉网Executive Committee and is the president of the . He was named 萝莉网National Superintendent of the Year庐 and Oregon Superintendent of the Year in 2020.

His post-secondary degrees include D.Ed., University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.; M.S., Portland State University, Portland, Ore.; B.A., Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, Ore.

Balderas and other newly elected 萝莉网governance members will begin their terms on July 1. Gladys Cruz, district superintendent of in Castleton, N.Y., and Balderas will be sworn in as president and president-elect, respectively, at the summer meeting of the 萝莉网Governing Board in July.

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