Zenada Mahon-Belton, Middle School Principal, began her career in education in 2003 as an English teacher and served in various educational leadership positions during her career. Zenada was part of the first cohort for the New Leaders Emerging Leaders Program. She received national principal endorsement after successfully completing New Leaders Aspiring Principals Program in 2012. Zenada is a graduate from The State University of New York at New Paltz and earned a BA in English and secondary education. She received additional training in school turnaround leadership through Harvard’s Graduate School of Education and an executive master’s degree in leadership from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business in December 2018.