Dr. Christy Huddleston

Dr. Huddleston has worked in the field of education for 27 years to include secondary science teacher, high school counselor, leadership in secondary schools, District Secondary Curriculum Instructional Coordinator, and Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment. In 2012 she entered DoWEA to serve as the Georgia/Alabama District Superintendent and in 2016 was named the Americas Southeast District Superintendent where she oversaw 24 schools across eight military installations.

In 2011, she received a Doctorate of Philosophy in Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education from Auburn University, Alabama. Additionally, she earned her Educational Specialist and Master's Add-on in Educational Leadership and Administration from Troy University. She also earned her Master's Degree in School Counseling and Bachelors of Secondary Education in Science from Columbus State University where she was awarded with a Certificate of Academic Honor and Outstanding Accomplishments in Science. Dr. Huddleston served on the UTeach Grant Steering Committee and the Institutional Review Board for Columbus State University. Additionally, she has been trained and certified as an external Strategic Improvement Facilitator and has led districts through the Strategic Planning process.

Dr. Huddleston was an adjunct professor for Troy State University where she was honored with a Research Scholar Award in 2008. Her expertise includes leading large-scale, complex change by developing leadership capacity, systemic processes, and collective teacher self-efficacy to implement best practices that resulted in increased student achievement.