CHRISTINE FOWLER MACK
CLASS OF 1984
Spouse Mr. Quintero Mack
Presenter Ron Fowler II (Brother) – Dr. Ronald J Fowler (Father) both EHS grads
Christine Fowler-Mack is an experienced school district leader whose vision has raised student achievement and graduation rates dramatically, and increased community and parent engagement.
Graduate of Akron East – 1988? who participated in basketball and track among other activities
Education
Superintendent’s Licensure, 2003 Ashland University, Cleveland, OH Master of Arts, Administration, 1995 University of Akron, Akron, OH Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, 1990 University of Akron, Akron, OH American Association of School Superintendents’ Urban Superintendent Academy: Cohort 1
Experience
Superintendent of Akron Public Schools, Akron OH August 1, 2021 – present
Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cleveland, OH 2009 –2021
Chief of Portfolio Planning, Growth & Management, July 2013 – 2021
Oversee school assessment & accountability, portfolio management, facilities engagement, charter school authorizing, student enrollment, school choice programs, and community & family engagement.
Cleveland Heights – University Heights City Schools
Interim Superintendent, December 2008–July 2009 Assistant Superintendent, 2003-2009
Deputy Director of Educational Services, Cleveland Heights–University Heights Schools, OH 2002 – 2003 Principal, Wiley Middle School, Cleveland Heights–University Heights Schools, OH 2001 – 2002 Principal, Oxford Elementary School, Cleveland Heights–University Heights Schools, OH 1999 – 2001 Principal, Central Elementary School, Kent City Schools, Kent, OH 1997 – 1999 Assistant Principal: Kent Roosevelt Junior High School, Kent City Schools, Kent, OH 1996 – 1997 Teacher Leader/Student Dean, Akron Public Schools, Akron OH 1995 – 1996 Teacher, The Academy at Robinson, Akron Public Schools, Akron OH 1989 – 1995
Born and raised in Akron and educated in Akron Public Schools (APS), Superintendent Christine Fowler Mack is an experienced school district leader whose first classroom experience was in the APS system as a teacher at Robinson Elementary School from 1989 – 1995. Following that, Fowler Mack was a student dean and teacher leader for two years in APS.
Named superintendent of Akron Public Schools in 2021, Christine Fowler Mack began her leadership of the 21,000 student system July 1. With more than 4,100 teachers and staff, APS budget stands at more than $565 million.
Between her first teaching position 32 years ago and her appointment as superintendent, Christine Fowler Mack’s experiences in the field of education led her to raise student achievement and graduation rates dramatically, and to increase community and parent engagement. Immediately before joining APS,
Fowler Mack was responsible for overseeing school accountability, portfolio management, and community engagement functions as chief portfolio officer at Cleveland Metropolitan School District (40,000 students.)
Before joining the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Christine Fowler Mack served the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District as interim superintendent and assistant superintendent. She earned her Bachelor of Science and her Master of Arts degrees from the University of Akron and her superintendent’s license from Ashland University.
She is a Martha Holden Jennings Scholar and recipient of Summit County Leadership Academy’s Emerging Leader Award. Fowler Mack was also named Akron Public Schools Coach of the Year, recipient of the Heights Association of Black School Educators Award, and the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Schools Educational Leadership Award.
Additionally, Christine Fowler Mack is listed in Who’s Who Among Educators & Women in Leadership and is a 2019 Northeast Ohio Women Leading and Learning in STEM honoree. She is a graduate of the first cohort of the American Association of School Administrators and Howard University’s Urban Superintendent Program and participates in the National Coalition of State and District Chiefs for Change.