Sally Schwartz

Sally Schwartz
Founder and Executive Director, DC Center for Global Education and Leadership

Prior to launching CGEL, Sally Schwartz served as Director of International Programs for DC Public Schools from 1999-2008. In this capacity, she worked closely with partner organizations, including embassies, international organizations, NGOs, and US government agencies, to bring global education and international opportunities to K-12 schools, educators, and students. Among her accomplishments, she organized a US Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad to West Africa; developed the Ralph Bunche Scholars Summer Institute for DCPS high school students; and organized student participation in numerous international exchanges. Sally is a third generation Washingtonian, a DCPS graduate, and was a social studies teacher on the original faculty of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, a DCPS magnet high school. At Ellington, she helped develop its arts-integrated, multicultural academic curriculum, and organized her first student exchange to the Caribbean. She also has extensive experience in non-profit management, with a focus on health and youth leadership organizations. Among her non-profit positions, Ms. Schwartz served as Executive Director of the Foundation for Critical Care, Super Leaders, and the Health Equal Access League of DC; she also served as Administrator of the Presidential Legal Expense Trust of President and Mrs. Clinton. Sally earned her A.B. degree in government from Cornell University, an M.A. in history from Howard University, with additional graduate and professional studies at the Johns Hopkins and the George Washington Universities.