Brendan Croskery
Chief Superintendent
Calgary Board of Education

Brendan Croskery has been a teacher for thirty-one years. Now in his fourth year with the Calgary Board of Education, he served as the Acting Chief Superintendent from April 2001 until his appointment as Chief Superintendent, announced February 27, 2002. From 1991-1998 he served as Superintendent/Chief Executive Officer of School District 72 in Campbell River, British Columbia. He also served in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1974-1988 as a teacher, principal and school board supervisor. From 1971 to 1974 he held his first teaching appointment in Taunton, England, where he taught in a Grammar School that was founded in 1615. In addition to his experience in public schools, Brendan has held university appointments at the University of Victoria, the University of British Columbia and Harvard University.

Brendan's academic credentials include six degrees from five universities in three different countries. His most recent credentials are a Master and a Doctorate from Harvard University where he specialized in Administration, Planning and Social Policy. During this time he won three SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships from the Government of Canada. He was also awarded the Herold Hunt Fellowship of the Harvard Graduate School of Education for his dissertation research. Following his university experiences, he has undertaken extensive training in personality theory, leadership development and team dynamics.

Brendan is a graduate of a public school system. He is passionately committed to public schooling as society's best hope for personal development and social justice.