Congratulations to
Shari L. Camhi, superintendent of the Baldwin Union Free School District who was elected as the 2021-22 president-elect of AASA, The School Superintendents Association.
Taken from
AASA’s March 16 press release Executive Director Daniel A. Domenech said “AASA is very proud of Shari Camhi and the work she has done to maintain the safety and welfare of the staff and students during this pandemic. It is with pleasure that I congratulate her as our next president-elect.”
Kristi Wilson, 2020-21 president of AASA and superintendent of the Buckeye Elementary School District in Buckeye, Ariz. “Superintendent Camhi defines what it means to be a futuristic leader—someone who is working diligently to prepare her students for the years that lie ahead of them while maximizing the potential of their learning capabilities.”
Selected as a prestigious “Leader to Learn From” by Education Week, Camhi is a recipient of the ISTE Sylvia Charp Award for district innovation in technology. She has also been recognized as a “New Superintendent to Watch” by the National School Public Relations Association, selected among only 25 nationwide for her efforts in technology and communication.
As member of The Council since 2014, Camhi has also presented at major conferences including her presentation “Education Reimagined” at the 2021 Virtual Winter Institute this past March. Read her article "An Imaginative Thinker for Creative Schools" from
AASA’s School Administrator here.
Camhi earned her doctorate from Teacher’s College at Columbia University and two master’s degrees—one from Long Island University and another from Adelphi University.
She is currently a member of AASA Governing Board and will be sworn in as president-elect on July 1 at a summer meeting of the board. Listen to
Camhi’s remarks delivered virtually at the AASA Governing Board Meeting in February 2021.