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Bruce E. Douglas, Ph.D. has been a Connecticut educator for 33 years. He was appointed executive director of the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) in 2001, previously serving as the agency’s assistant executive director. He began his career in the public school system in Bloomfield, Connecticut, where he was a teacher, coach and school administrator. In Suffield, Connecticut, he worked with students, parents and teachers as both assistant superintendent and then as superintendent.
Dr. Douglas has presented at conferences nationally and internationally in the areas of curriculum development, multicultural education, diversity training, school climate and culture, and supervision and evaluation.
He holds a bachelor of science in history and secondary education from Central Connecticut State University; a master’s degree in history and medieval studies from Trinity College; a sixth-year degree in education administration from the University of Hartford; and a Ph.D. in educational leadership from the University of Connecticut.
Dr. Douglas is dedicated to serving the best interest of children, families and communities in Connecticut’s capital region. Since 1998, he has orchestrated the development of eight magnet schools in Greater Hartford that now enroll more than 4,000 students. In his role as executive director of CREC, he has fostered a spirit of collaboration, partnership and capacity-building among educational and civic institutions that will perpetuate the academic renaissance taking place in Connecticut.
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