Mr. Tekin Tuncer has 20+ years of experience in K-12 private and public school settings. He has worked as a substitute teacher, a chemistry teacher, a school testing coordinator, and principal and district assessment coordinator. He has a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemistry Education and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership. Throughout his career, he coached students for a variety of local and national science competitions including Science Bowl, Science Olympiads, and International Chemistry Olympiads. Prior to moving to Maryland, he was the district accountability coordinator New Mexico with the Data Department at Santa Fe Public Schools. In this role, he oversaw and streamlined the district’s teacher evaluation processes and was involved in a variety of state and federal data gathering and reporting.

Mr. Tuncer served on the charter school boards while living in Nevada and New Mexico. He sees charter schools as a great education option for the ever-increasing diverse student population. Mr. Tuncer believes that responsible data usage is paramount to improve practices, procedures, and policies in education.

Mr. Tuncer is married and has two children. His wife is an Early Childhood Educator, his older son is a member of the Army National Guard and his younger son is a sophomore in high school Both of his children have attended charter schools for the most part of their K-12 education. He is proud of his Kurdish roots and feels blessed to be the first of his family to go beyond the 5th grade.