Dr. Michael Chen, Doubling Down on Students' Passions and Purpose




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Summary: Today, we are speaking with Dr. Michael Chen who has been an educator for 20 years in the San Francisco and Boston areas with experiences in urban education, international education, school leadership, cultural formation, and organizational development.  His experiences in educational leadership include his current role as the Superintendent of Valley Christian Schools in Dublin CA, eight years as the Director ofTrinity Institute for Leadership and Social Justice, a service learning and leadership development program for high school youth in Boston, and a few years as the Dean of Faculty at Boston Trinity Academy.  Dr. Chen's impact is further demonstrated by his receipt of the 2012 US Presidential Scholar Teacher Recognition Award and his extensive work in the area of student leadership development.