California native Roger Gallizzi is a 30-year veteran educator. He began his career as a substitute teacher, working as a bilingual teacher in a high poverty schools in Lancaster and Palmdale, California. During his administrative career he served in the positions of Director of Biliteracy Programs, Migrant and Immigrant Education; Principal; Director of Personnel; Director of the Personnel Commission; and Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. He served as the Superintendent of Schools for the Palmdale School District for eight years. A noted consultant and staff developer, Mr. Gallizzi has worked for the Los Angeles County Office of Education and numerous school districts in Southern California. He has taught on the faculties of the University of California at Los Angeles Extension; California State University, Northridge; California State University, Bakersfield; and Brandman University. He was named Superintendent of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) for the entire state of California for the 2013-2014 school year. He has experience in all aspects of collective bargaining – Impasse, Mediation, Fact-Finding, and Unilateral Implementation. He currently serves as an advocate and consultant to a variety of education related organizations through his education consulting firm, Every Student Learns, Inc.