BENJAMIN O. CANADA, Ph.D. PO Box 3280 Atlanta, GA 30302-3280 404-816-7443 Email: canlearn67@hotmail.com

Ben Canada and Art Stellar

2001-Present Educational Consultant (Pre-K – 12th Grade)

1998-2001 Superintendent, Portland Public Schools

Superintendent, Atlanta Public Schools

Superintendent, Jackson Public Schools, Jackson, Mississippi

Deputy Superintendent of Schools, Tucson, Arizona

Asst. Superintendent for Business & Operations Services, Tucson, Arizona

Doctoral Intern (Consultant and Trainer)

Texas Association of School Boards, Austin, Texas

Regional Assistant Superintendent, Tucson, Arizona

High School Principal, Seattle, Washington

Junior High School Principal, Seattle, Washington

Elementary School Principal, Seattle, Washington

Middle School Vice-Principal, Seattle, Washington

Graduate Study at the University of Washington

Director of Dropout Prevention Program, Seattle, Washington

Junior High Demonstration Teacher, Seattle, Washington

Elementary Special Education Teacher, Seattle, Washington

Elementary Special Education Teacher, Las Vegas, Nevada

BA. Elementary Education with 1967 Southern University

Emphasis in Special Education Baton Rouge, LA

M.Ed. Education Administration 1971 University of Washington

Ph.D. Education Administration 1989 University of Texas at Austin

Artists Repertory Theatre – Board of Directors

Association for Portland Progress

CEO’s for Portland Business Community

Chief’s Forum

Citizen budget Review Committee

Education Leadership Team

Leaders Roundtable

Portland Public Schools Foundation

Portland Chamber

Portland Millennium

Portland Progress Board

Regence BlueCross Blue Shield of Oregon, Board of Directors

Rose Festival Association

Schools for the City

Success by Six

US Savings Bonds 2000 Campaign Committee/Co-Chair National Schools Special Market Savings Bonds Campaign

American Association of School Administrators – President

American School Superintendents

Americans for the Arts

Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development

Confederation of Oregon School Administrators (COSA)

Finance Project, Fordham University

Forum for the American School Superintendent/Danforth Foundation Advisory Board

Harvard Urban Superintendents Program Advisory Board

Help One Student to Succeed

Horace Mann League - President

Large City Schools Superintendent

National Academic League

National Alliance of Black School Educators

National Board for Professional Teachers Standards – Executive Board

National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards & Student Testing (CRESST)

National Council for Basic Education – Board Member

National Endowment for the Arts

National Federation of Urban-Suburban School Districts

National Standards for Foreign Language Education – Advisory Board

National Standards on the Arts – Implementation Committee

New England School Development Council

Oregon Association of Black Administrators

Oregon Association of School Executives – Legislative Committee

Oregon School Boards Association

Portland Association of Public School Administrators

President’s Council of the Arts

Honorary Humane Letters Ph.D. from Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon

Heritage Horizon: The African American Legacy and Challenges of the 21st Century

Testified before the US Senate on the arts

Golden Acorn (outstanding educator awards; Washington Council of Parents Teachers Association

Fellowship, University of Washington; Trainer for Teacher Trainers (M.Ed.)

Copper letter, Outstanding Achievement in Education and Public Art, Mayor of Tucson, Arizona

Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, Superintendency (Ph.D.)

Various awards for participation in Tucson/Pima County Arts Council

University of Arizona, Outstanding Community Leader in Support of Higher Education for Minority Youth; Office of Minority Affairs

Meritorious Service Award, Seattle Principals Association

The Honor of Phi Kappa Phi, University of Texas at Austin

Chair, Governor-Elect Fordice Education Task Force

Harvard Graduate Seminar for Superintendents, 1991

Harvard Business Associate

Sang Theme song for CBS This Morning Program

Urban League of Jackson’s First African-American Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Education

Mississippi Black Professional Association Award for Outstanding & Dedicated Service to Educational and Professional Communities

Medgar Evers Statue Fund Award for being one of the 10 most dedicated personalities of the South

Distinguished Service Award, Austin, Texas – Annual Superintendent’s Conference for Educational Leaders

Friend/School of Psychology Award – Mississippi Association for Psychology in the Schools

Award for Outstanding Service and Achievement – Jackson Urban League Guild

Achievement in Education Award for outstanding contributions to education – Northwest Jackson Optimist Club

AASA Appreciation and Commendation Award

AASA Executive Committee Award

The Executive Educator 100 – 1993

Golden Lamp Award – Mississippi Association of School Administrators

Included in Who’s Who Among African Americans

100 Black Men, Atlantans on the Move Award

PEARL Award for Courage

Americans United for Separation of Church & State Religious Liberty Award