Dr. Barbara Mullen is currently serving as the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services at Cambridge Public Schools. In this role, Dr. Mullen’s main role is to ensure that equitable practices are at the core of each system throughout CPSD in order to address and redress long-standing inequities and opportunities in student outcomes. Previously, she was the Chief Equity Officer at Providence Schools and the Director of the Learning Leader Network for the Center for Leadership and Educational Equity where Dr. Mullen supported Rhode Island School Districts with continuous improvement toward equitable outcomes. She is the author of Secure Your Oxygen Mask First: Strategies to Prevent Burnout in Special Education Practitioners and numerous publications both digital and print. She currently lives in North Providence, RI with her family
