Michelle Herbowy

Member, Executive Committee

A champion for inclusion and equity, Michelle Herbowy currently directs a competency-based leadership program for aspiring principals for the New York City Department of Education. Michelle is a lifelong learner and educator with over two decades of experience working alongside families, teachers, and school leaders as a former special educator, school principal, and central office leader in upstate New York and New York City. Michelle has expertise in serving our most vulnerable students and collaborating with stakeholders to create classrooms where teachers take risks to be their best and students strive to reach their highest potential. As a former professional developer for EL Schools and NYC Outward Bound, Michelle has a passion for literacy in the context of adventurous, meaningful curriculum, and has witnessed its power to cultivate engaged student citizens. A champion for inclusion and equity, Michelle currently directs a competency-based leadership program for aspiring principals for the New York City Department of Education. Michelle earned a BA in Early Childhood Education and Human Services at the State University of New York at Buffalo, an MS in Elementary and Special Education at Syracuse University, and a CAS in Educational Leadership at the State University of New York at Oswego.