A. Freund, has announced the appointment of Dr. Robert V. Lichtenfeld as
the permanent Managing Director of Operations, effective immediately. See
attached for more information.
Kim Eves
Director of Communications
Greenwich Board of Education
290 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
Phone: 203-625-7415
e mail: kim_eves@greenwich.k12.ct.us
SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
(For immediate release: Greenwich, CT – Thursday, March 25, 2010)
After an extensive search process, Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Sidney A. Freund, has announced the appointment of Dr.Robert V. Lichtenfeld as the permanent Managing Director of Operations, effective immediately. Dr.Lichtenfeld took on the responsibilities of this position in an interim role in January of this year. He recently retired as Superintendent of Schools from the Katonah-Lewisboro School District having served in that district for twenty-nine years. Dr. Freund said, “The District is fortunate that Bob Lichtenfeld has agreed to take on the permanent position in Operations. He has the breadth and depth of experience as an educator and central office administrator necessary to effectively guide the operations of the District. In his short time on the job, he has already demonstrated strong interpersonal and technical skills. As a long-time resident of Greenwich, he understands the values of the community, and as a parent of two graduates of Greenwich High School, he understands the schools.”As Managing Director of Operations, Dr. Lichtenfeld will be responsible for Departments previously overseen by the Assistant Superintendent for Business Operations, including Budget and Systems,Facilities and Maintenance, Transportation, Food Services, and IT/MIS, and will add the Departmen tof Human Resources.The appointment of the Managing Director of Operation fills the last vacancy on the Superintendent’s Cabinet. Dr. Freund has worked carefully and deliberately to identify not only the right skill set, but a team of administrators that will work collaboratively to move the District Mission and Vision of the Graduate forward.
BIO BRIEF: Robert V. Lichtenfeld
After beginning his career in education in New York City as an elementary and special education teacher, and ultimately an Assistant Principal, Dr. Lichtenfeld left the New York City schools in 1972to become Principal of an independent school, Rye Country Day School in Rye, NY. He returned to the public school system in 1978 as Principal of Lewisboro Elementary School, thus beginning his 29-year tenure with the Katonah-Lewisboro School District (KLSD). From 1980 to 1984, he served asPrincipal for John Jay Junior High School, and then as Assistant Superintendent for KLSD for sixteenyears (1984-1999) before becoming Superintendent for the District in 1999. Dr. Lichtenfeld has a trackrecord of success in improving achievement for students, providing professional development for staff,implementing new programs designed to improve outcomes, managing large-scale facility projects,and planning for long-term improvement in the schools.Dr. Lichtenfeld received his B.A. from New York University, New York, NY; and his Masters inEducation, Masters in Educational Administration and his Doctorate of Education from ColumbiaUniversity Teachers College in New York City, NY.
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