Francisco D. Durán was appointed to the Board of Education for a four year term in 2018 by Governor Ralph Northam.
Dr. Durán serves as the Chief Equity Officer for Fairfax County Public Schools. Dr. Durán has a diverse background in education of twenty-four years, beginning as a special education paraprofessional, teaching Spanish, social studies, language arts and serving as an activities director, athletics director, assistant principal, principal, regional superintendent, and a superintendent.
As the first in his family to graduate from college, Dr. Francisco Durán knows the importance and power of an education.Dr. Durán earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Education from the University of New Mexico, a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Educational Administration from San Francisco State University, and a Master of Education (M.Ed.) and Doctorate (Ed.D.) in Organization and Leadership from Teacher’s College, Columbia University.