Dr. Brenda Lewis, Superintendent, Fridley Public Schools

Perhaps the most powerful Educate Me! podcast episode we've ever recorded, because our guests' influence has unexpectedly, but necessarily, gone far beyond education leadership. Brenda Lewis, Ph.D. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-turner-a7b74522/#), Superintendent of Fridley Public School District (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-turner-a7b74522/#), MN, was thrust into the national and global spotlight earlier this year when ICE came to town. Dr. Lewis was presented with an unenviable task, but one that she embraced on behalf of her school district, her community, and in an effort to protect every child under her care. What motivates her? Where did the courage come from to lead in such challenging circumstances? And what would she do with a magic wand...