Evonne Alvarez, EdD

Dr. Evonne S. Alvarez is a nationally respected education executive with more than 25 years of experience leading complex public-sector systems and advancing academic equity, innovation, and systems improvement. She has served in senior leadership roles across the country, including Superintendent of Lynn Public Schools (MA), Chief Academic Officer in Providence (RI), and multiple district-level leadership positions in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the fourth-largest district in the nation. 

She began her career as a teacher in Miami (FL) and advanced quickly into school leadership, where she became known for transforming learning environments, raising academic outcomes, and building strong school cultures. As principal of Campbell Drive Middle School, she led a rapid turnaround that moved the school from an “F” to a “C” in a single year. She later led two of Miami-Dade’s most prestigious magnet arts schools, South Miami Middle Center for the Arts and New World School of the Arts, earning national Magnet Schools of America Certification, Demonstration School status, and repeated U.S. News Best High Schools Gold Medal recognition for over a decade. 

As Administrative Director and District Director of Curriculum, she directed Miami-Dade’s portfolio of 383 magnet programs, secured millions in federal MSAP funding, and designed equity-centered Project-Based Learning STEM pathways which are recognized nationally. She also led major public engagement and rebranding efforts and developed innovative, industry-aligned learning labs with partners such as Zoo Miami and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden as the Project Director for The US Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement. 

As Chief Academic Officer in Providence, she helped advance the state-led Turnaround Action Plan in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Education. As Superintendent in Lynn, she led a $287 million district, built momentum for change, accelerated policy changes, launched the 2025–2029 Strategic Plan, improved systems & implemented processes, increased access to AP courses, expanded early college and workforce pathways, and improved student performance with six schools exiting the state’s bottom 10%. Additionally, she supported the design and opening of a new Early Childhood Center, a new STEAM school - City Arts and Sciences Academy, grades 6 -12, and a unique center for students with disabilities PK-22 - TEAMS at Pondview. She is recognized for her strategic development of new innovative programs PK-22, policy fluency, and commitment to academic equity and access.