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Please join us as Keynote Speaker, RISD Superintendent Branum presents a "State of the District" address. Tabitha Branum is an experienced leader and motivated educator with 25 years of experience in Texas, addressing the needs of students through research-based and innovative programs and practices. In August of 2022, Branum was named RISD’s 20th superintendent. Prior to that, she served as deputy superintendent, overseeing the curriculum, instruction, and operations of RISD, and led the development of RISD's five-year strategic plan. Branum and her family live in RISD with two children enrolled in district schools. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history and master’s in educational administration from the University of North Texas, and is currently pursuing her Ed.D. in educational administration at Dallas Baptist University. In 2022, she was honored with the National PTA Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2023 was named an Altrusa International Outstanding Woman of Today. We welcome Superintendent Branum, and we look forward to seeing you there. Thank you to our sponsor Pepsi Windland-Merchant Solutions 4U.