County Superintendent
The County Superintendent is elected by the voters of Sonoma County. The Superintendent is a state constitutional officer who acts as a liaison for local school districts and the state. The Superintendent provides leadership, support, and state-designated fiscal and program oversight for the county's 40 school districts and their nearly 65,000 students. This position also serves as the chief executive officer of the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE).
Get to know the superintendent
Amie R. Carter, Ed.D., was elected Sonoma County superintendent of schools on Nov. 8, 2022, and took office Jan. 3, 2023. A native of Utah and longtime resident of Petaluma, she joined the Sonoma County Office of Education after two years as assistant superintendent of education services for the Marin County Office of Education. Before that, she served as assistant superintendent of curriculum and education in the Novato Unified School District and principal at Rancho Cotate High School and Thomas Page Academy in the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District.
Dr. Carter’s priorities include making sure all Sonoma County’s students have their voices heard in the pursuit of equitable, inclusive educational access and outcomes, expanding and diversifying our teaching workforce, and securing additional funding for our schools.
Dr. Carter, a mother to five daughters who has two grandchildren, began her career teaching high school English and has taught language acquisition courses for English-language learners. She will be the first woman to hold the office of Sonoma County superintendent in 100 years and the first LGBTQ person known to have held the office.
Contacts
Questions may be directed to:
- Amie Carter, Superintendent of Schools
707-524-2603, acarter@scoe.org - Karen Schubert, Administrative Operations Specialist
707-524-2603, kschubert@scoe.org - Lacey Goff, Administrative Operations Specialist
(707) 524-2605, lgoff@scoe.org - Eric Wittmershaus, Director of Communications
(707) 524-2620, ewittmershaus@scoe.org - Nashelly Chavez, Communications Specialist
(707) 524-8402, nchavez@scoe.org