Superintendent Search Finalists

Tracy Allen

Interview Date: Wednesday, April 9 at 5:20 p.m.

Degrees/Institutions: ASU, Beebe - Associate of Arts (Dec. 1992)
UCA - Kinesiology, B.S. (May 1996)
ASU, Jonesboro - M.S. (May 2001)
ASU, Jonesboro - Ed. Specialist (May 2016)

Professional Experience:
Principal - PCSSD (Current)
Principal - NLRSD (July '09 - June '11)
Principal - PCSSD (July '08 - June '09)

Dr. Jonathan Crossley

Interview Date: Thursday, April 10 at 5:20 p.m.

Degrees/Institutions:
Univ. of South Carolina - Political Science, B.A. (May 2010)
Ark. Tech Univ. - M.A. (May 2015)
Ark. Tech Univ. - Doctorate (Dec. 2021)

Professional Experience:
Superintendent - Hope SD (Current)
Asst. Superintendent - Pine Bluff SD (July '19 - June '21)
Principal - LRSD (July '15 - June '18)
Teacher/Coach/Literacy Facilitator - Palestine Wheatley SD (Aug. '10 - June '15)

Jeff Senn

Interview Date: Tuesday, April 15 at 5:20 p.m.

Degrees/Institutions:
UA-Monticello - Health & Physical Ed/Coaching, B.S. (May 1991)
Northeast Louisiana Univ. - Masters Ed. (Aug. 1996)

Professional Experience:
Superintendent - Lonoke Public SD (Current)
Principal - PCSSD (July '09 - June '21)
Administrator - Mayflower SD - (July '07 - May '09)
Administrator - Hamburg SD (July '06 - May '07)

Brett Bunch

Interview Date: Wednesday, April 9 at 7:20 p.m.

Degrees/Institutions:
UA-Little Rock - Radio/TV & Film, Marketing, B.A. (Jan. 1986)
ASU, Jonesboro - M.S. (Aug. 2013)
ASU, Jonesboro - Ed. Specialist/Superintendency (Aug. 2015)

Professional Experience:
Superintendent - Brookland Public Schools (Current)
Superintendent - Newport Special SD (July '19 - May '22)
Superintendent - Magazine Public Schools (July '14 - June '19)
Principal - Quitman Public Schools (July '12 - June '14)

Dr. Jerry Gibson

Interview Date: Thursday, April 10 at 7:20 p.m.

Degrees/Institutions:
East Texas Baptist Univ. - Kinesiology, B.S. (Aug. 1993)
Lamar Univ. Beaumont - Master of Ed. (Aug. 2002)
Univ. of Houston - Doctorate (Dec. 2015)

Professional Experience:
Consultant - Systems that Work (Current)
Superintendent - Galveston ISD (Feb. '21 - June ' 23)
Superintendent - Marshall ISD (July '16 - Jan. '21)
Superintendent - Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD (July '13 - June '16)

Dr. Sonya Whitfield

Interview Date: Tuesday, April 15 at 7:20 p.m.

Degrees/Institutions:
UCA - B.S (May 1992)
UCA - M.S. (May 2002)
UCA - Educational Specialist (May 2011)
Ark. Tech Univ. - Doctorate (May 2019)

Professional Experience:
Deputy Superintendent of Learning Services - PCSSD (Current)
Principal - PCSSD (July '05 - July '22)
Asst. Principal - PCSSD (July '03 - July '05)
Classroom Teacher - PCSSD (July '92 - July '03)

PROJECTED TIMELINE

PCSSD gathered input from community stakeholders in the search for a new superintendent. A survey collected input from community stakeholders. It was open January 28 - February 4, 2025. Results from this survey can be found in the slideshow below (also available here: 2025 Full Survey Results & Analysis).