Empowering. Visionary. Innovative. Inclusive. These are just a few words that describe Dr. Dana T. Bedden. Dr. Bedden brings 30 years of experience in educational leadership to drive academic success, promote diversity and inclusion, and foster positive work environments. Dr. Bedden has developed a results-oriented reputation for improving academic performance, managing human resources, and building community partnerships.

As a Regional and District Superintendent of Schools in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and Virginia, Dr. Bedden has overseen as few as six to as many as 58 schools/campuses, with student populations ranging from 5500 to 200,000 students, 750 to 5000 employees, and budgets between $72M to $500M. He has also served on several advisory committees and taught courses in educational leadership related to school law, principal and superintendent preparation/certification, and teaching and learning.

As a school district leader, he leads efforts to implement systems thinking, guide instructional changes to improve student outcomes and expand social-emotional academic learning and digital-online instructional opportunities. He has successfully negotiated new contracts, addressed unresolved facility issues, and introduced social-emotional academic learning and trauma-informed schools.

Dr. Bedden has also served as a High School Principal, Subschool Principal, Director of Athletics, and middle school teacher, and has extensive experience serving on local, state, and national committees, community and business organization boards, and several professional associations. He has also been an educational consultant and advisor for several national organizations on various academic and leadership topics.