LINDA B. HIPPERT, Ph.D.

Dr. Linda B. Hippert is currently the Superintendent of Schools in the South Fayette Township School District , located fifteen miles southwest of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania and has served in that capacity since 1996. Previous to her appointment as a school superintendent, Dr. Hippert served as a high school principal for five years and high school mathematics teacher for fourteen years. She received her Masters Degree in Curriculum and Supervision from the University of Pittsburgh and Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her doctorate degree is from Duquesne University 's Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program for Educational Leaders (IDPEL) where her dissertation focused in the area of strategic planning. Dr. Hippert serves as an adjunct faculty member in the School of Leadership and Professional Advancement where she teaches the Leadership Capstone, culminating course in the undergraduate program and the Masters in Leadership Colloquium. Additionally she has taught Program Design in the Doctoral Program in the School of Education at Duquesne University and Principles of Organizational Leadership. Dr. Hippert is also an adjunct professor in the School of Education at California University of Pennsylvania and teaches online to students enrolled in the Letter of Eligibility program.

Dr. Hippert has served in leadership positions as a member of the Executive Board of the Western Pennsylvania Supervision of Curriculum and Development, Treasurer for Phi Delta Kappa Educational Fraternity, Executive Board of the University of Pittsburgh Tri-State Study Council, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Education Advisory Board, Duquesne University Leadership Advisory Board, President of the South Hills Area School District Association Superintendents and is a member of the Western Pennsylvania Forum for School Superintendents, Secretary of the Board of the Southwest Pennsylvania Business Education Foundation and member of the California University of Pennsylvania Education Advisory Board and Board Member for APEX, the Agenda for Promoting Excellence in Education through teacher leadership.

Accomplishments include receipt of the American Association of School Administrators ' AASA's Finis Engleman Award, the Pennsylvania School Public Relations Communications Award and was voted the faculty recipient of the Excellence in Leadership Award by the Adult Student Association in the School of Leadership and Professional Advancement at Duquesne University . In November, 2005, Dr. Hippert was invited to address the Allegheny Conference on Regional Development to highlight the accomplishments of the South Fayette District in student achievement with the 2004-05 fifth graders being ranked 1 st in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Math and 3 rd in Reading proficiency. South Fayette has been nominated to receive the 2005 NCLB Blue Ribbon Award.

Dr. Hippert believes that educators have the tremendous responsibility of effecting change to make the world a better place for the children of today and tomorrow. By virtue of the acceptance of her leadership position, she is committed to this challenge and encourages all to remember Margaret Mead's quote that says “Never doubt that a small group of committed individuals can change the world, nothing else ever has.”