Long
time
Detroit
parent
advocate
joins
Detroit
Public
Schools
Community
District
cabinet
DETROIT
- On
behalf
of its
Board of
Directors,
Detroit
Parent
Network
congratulates
its CEO,
Sharlonda
Buckman,
on her
decision
to join
the
cabinet
of Dr.
Nikolai
Vitti,
Superintendent
of the
Detroit
Public
Schools.
In her
new
role,
Ms.
Buckman
will
extend
her
reach as
a parent
advocate
to all
of
Detroit’s
parents.
During
her 13
years of
leadership,
Ms.
Buckman
has
built
and led
Detroit
Parent
Network
from a
high
potential
start-up
nonprofit
to the
most
influential
parent
advocacy
organization
in
Detroit,
with
significant
national
recognition
for her
organization’s
work. As
a
leader,
she has
used her
voice
and her
influence
to
engage
thousands
of
parents
across
multiple
educational
systems
to be
more
conscious,
intentional
and
engaged
on
issues
that
impact
their
children.
She is
noted
for her
ability
to build
teams
that are
energetic
and
progressive.
Under
her
leadership
DPN has
increased
the
number
of
parents
served
in
workshops
by 800%,
membership
by over
12
times,
and
raised
millions
of
dollars
to
invest
in
parents
and
children.
The
Board of
Directors
will
launch a
search
for a
CEO to
continue
leading
this
dynamic
parent
advocacy
organization
and
carrying
out its
mission
“to
develop
parents
and
others
to
ensure
that
every
child
has a
champion.”
Detroit
Parent
Network
is proud
of Ms.
Buckman’s
success
in her
28 years
of
service
to
Detroit’s
children
and
their
parents,
and
equally
proud of
her
future
success
in
serving
even
more
parents
through
her new
role
with the
Detroit
Public
Schools
Community
District.