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 of Schools 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.