Sonia C. Park
Executive Director, Diverse Charter School Coalition
Sonia C. Park believes in living in service. She has 20+ years of charter school experience with a background in organization and school development, support, and accountability in relation to school-based, district, state and federal policies and practices. She leads the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition, a coalition of over 225 individual diverse-by-design charter schools located in 24 states and Washington, DC. Prior to DCSC, she served in federal and local governments: under Secretary John King at the US Department of Education as a Senior Policy Advisor; and under Schools Chancellor Denis Walcott as Executive Director of Charter Schools Accountability and Support in the NYC Department of Education. In addition to leading Manhattan Charter Schools, a two-school charter network located in lower Manhattan, her work experiences include the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, NY Charter Schools Resource Center, NY Charter Schools Association, and Edison Schools. She currently sits on the board of trustees for Central Queens Academy Charter School.