New York, United States (CMC) — Bronx, New York Borough President Vanessa Gibson has welcomed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s appointment of Jamaican-born Kamar Samuels as chancellor of New York City public education system.
Samuels, who served as superintendent for Manhattan’s District 3 and Brooklyn’s District 13, was appointed to lead the nation’s largest school district on January 1.
“On behalf of our borough, we want to congratulate Kamar H Samuels on his appointment as our next chancellor of New York City Public Schools,” Gibson, the daughter of a Trinidadian father, told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) on Wednesday.
“With decades of experience as a veteran educator, school leader and public school parent, Chancellor Samuels brings a deep understanding of the public education system to this role.
