"Food for Thought" featuring Dr. Darienne Driver

Join the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce for our Milwaukee area "Food for Thought" featuring Dr. Darienne Driver, Superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools. The objective of “Food for Thought” is to provide Chamber members an opportunity to have lunch and a discussion in a small group with a key community or business leader and hear their story. 

The Milwaukee Public School Board unanimously approved Dr. Driver to lead Milwaukee Public Schools on October 1, 2014. Prior to being named superintendent, Dr. Driver was MPS' first Chief Innovation Officer. In that role, she was successful in narrowing the achievement gap in MPS' Commitment Schools, which are the schools with the greatest need for improvement.

Previous to joining MPS, Dr. Driver served as Deputy Chief of Empowerment Schools for the School District of Philadelphia. Prior to her work in Philadelphia, she served as Coordinator of Strategic Management and Accountability and Special Assistant to the Superintendent in Clayton County (GA) Public Schools. She began her career as an elementary school teacher in the Detroit Public Schools.

Dr. Driver's academic achievements include a doctorate from Harvard University in Urban Superintendency, master's degrees in education from Harvard University and in curriculum development from the University of Michigan, and an undergraduate degree from Spelman College in child development.

Lunch is provide by Saz's.

This event is open only to current members of the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce.