Dr. Pearson brings a passion as a forward-thinking educational leader with over 20 years of service as a teacher, principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent to Northbrook District 28.  

He joined District 28 July 1, 2022, after spending 12 years at  St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 where he was a district administrator, including the past five as Superintendent of Schools.  
 In addition to his experience in public schools both in Tennessee and Illinois, Dr. Pearson also has a perspective on international comparative education.  In 2007-08, he received a Fulbright Administrator Exchange Grant, administered by the United States Department of State, to partner with a school district administrator in Oulu, Finland.  Early in his teaching career, he also spent time teaching on the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius.