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Jessica Huizenga, Ed.D

Commander · DISC type D
Chief Program Officer at AESA (Association of Educational Service Agencies)
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Dr. Jessica Huizenga is the Chief Program Officer at AESA, bringing over 25 years of experience in public education, from teacher to superintendent. She is a recognized expert in organizational transformation, school improvement, and instructional leadership. Colleagues and peers describe her as driven, dedicated, and a leader with amazing leadership capabilities, committed to fostering educational equity and innovation.

Jessica is a member of Chief, a private network for senior executive women, where she connects with peers to enact change and foster leadership. She has a passion for developing leaders in education and has created numerous programs to advance diversity and inclusion, particularly for Latino representation in educational leadership roles.

She recently obtained a Human-Centered AI Leadership Certification, demonstrating a forward-thinking approach to integrating technology and education.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Chief Program Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Boston, United States
Personality Overview

How Jessica shows up

Candid & Clear
Strong-Willed
Decisive

They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Priorities

Topics Jessica cares about

School Improvement
Her entire career, from superintendent to consultant, focuses on district turnaround strategies, improving student performance, and applying Improvement Science to achieve measurable results.
AI in Education
Recently completed a Human-Centered AI Leadership Certificate from the AI-Women Powered Conference at MIT, showing a current interest in emerging educational technologies.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Chief Program Officer
AESA (Association of Educational Service Agencies)
12-2017
Founder & CEO
Instructional Associates
6-2023 - 10-2024
Associate Partner
International Center for Leadership in Education | A division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
6-2021 - 6-2023
Managing Director/Interim Executive Director New England/Education Consultant
Latinos for Education
7-2018 - 6-2021
Superintendent
Milford Public Schools, NH
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Erskine College
Master’s Degree
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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