Lashawn Robinson

Cahn Fellow 2013

Principal, Brownsville Academy High School

Brooklyn, New York

LaShawn Robinson, now holds the position of Chief Executive Officer for Imagine Me Leadership Charter School in Brooklyn New York. Previously she served as  the Deputy Chancellor for School Climate & Wellness, for New York City Department of Education, leading the DOE’s efforts to provide such student support services as safety, social and emotional wellness, mental health, medical care, community school initiatives, and guidance counseling. Prior to that LaShawn served as Executive Superintendent of the Office of Equity and Access, leading Advanced Placement for All, the DREAM-Specialized High Schools Institute, and College Access for All-Middle School and as Superintendent of Transfer Schools from 2014 to 2016, and Executive Director of the Advanced Placement Expansion Initiative from 2013 to 2014. LaShawn was the Principal of Brownsville Academy from 2008 to 2013.