John VanWagoner
Superintendent
Dr. John VanWagoner has worked in education for over 25 years as a high school teacher, school administrator, instructional specialist, high school redesign manager, legislative liaison for the Michigan Department of Education, Associate Superintendent at the county level, Superintendent of Alpena Public Schools and his current role as the Superintendent of Traverse City Area Public Schools (Michigan). He holds a B.A. in Secondary Education from Saginaw Valley State University (MI), M.S. in K-12 Education Studies from Michigan State University, M.A. in K-12 Educational Leadership, and a Ph.D. in K-12 Education Leadership from Western Michigan University. He is also a past fellow of the Washington D.C. based Institute for Educational Leadership’s Education Policy Fellowship Program.
Dr. John VanWagoner has worked in education for over 25 years as a high school teacher, school administrator, instructional specialist, high school redesign manager, legislative liaison for the Michigan Department of Education, Associate Superintendent at the county level, Superintendent of Alpena Public Schools and his current role as the Superintendent of Traverse City Area Public Schools (Michigan). He holds a B.A. in Secondary Education from Saginaw Valley State University (MI), M.S. in K-12 Education Studies from Michigan State University, M.A. in K-12 Educational Leadership, and a Ph.D. in K-12 Education Leadership from Western Michigan University. He is also a past fellow of the Washington D.C. based Institute for Educational Leadership’s Education Policy Fellowship Program.
