Beyond the Title
is a series of Q&As with alumni of Madison365’s Most Influential lists. Join many of our Most Influential at the 365 Leadership Summit on November 3!
Dr. Michael Hernandez (Wisconsin’s Most Influential Latino Leaders, 2017) is assistant superintendent of Appleton Area School District where he oversees secondary schools. He took on that role in 2021 after several years as chief of secondary schools at Madison Metropolitan School District and principal of Madison East High School. In 2015, the former Sherman Middle School principal was given the Roberto G. Sánchez Award which honors an individual, group or organization that has demonstrated leadership in advancing educational and career opportunities for Latinos. He has three master’s degrees that he earned at California State University in San Bernardino, California and a doctoral degree from Edgewood University. Previously, he earned his bachelor of science degree in education at Bowling Green State University in Ohio…