By Sydney Boles
March 18, 2023
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Burlington Public Schools has a long-awaited new assistant superintendent to lead the district alongside Superintendent Eric Conti. Dr. Lisa Chen comes to Burlington from Louisa, Virginia, where she served as Director of Middle School Education and Professional and Virtual Learning for K through 12, and as assistant superintendent for instruction… she’s also been a principal and an assistant principal in Virginia and Massachusetts schools. She has a PhD in Education Administration from Boston College and a Masters Degree in English Education from New York University and Oxford University in England.Â
BNEWS producer Sydney Boles sat down with her to help us get to know this new figure in our schools.Â
Sydney Boles
Sydney comes to BCAT from WBUR, Boston's NPR News Station, where she helped produce the daily local news show Radio Boston. Previously, she led audience engagement initiatives for WJCT News in Jacksonville, Florida, and reported on the coal-reliant communities in Appalachian Kentucky. Sydney is originally from upstate New York. When she's not working, she enjoys rock climbing, writing fiction, and having game nights with friends.