Andrea Castañeda proudly serves as the superintendent of Salem-Keizer Public Schools, a role she has held since 2023. Before joining the Salem-Keizer team, she served as Chief Talent Officer and Chief Innovation Officer in Tulsa Public Schools. Andrea has spent over 20 years in district and state leadership roles as an enthusiastic general utility player with work spanning academics, operations, and finance. Andrea has degrees in education from Brown University and Harvard University.