Dr. Sydnee Dickson has been serving the children of Utah as a proud educator for the past 43 years. Currently she serves as the Clinical Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy at the University of Utah and was also named the inaugural Special Assistant to the Dean for Strategic Initiatives. Prior to the University of Utah, she worked for the Utah State Office of Education beginning in 2007 and was named State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2016. Sydnee began her career in Utah public schools in many roles including teaching, school counseling, and school and district administration.

Superintendent Dickson began her own education in a two-room schoolhouse in rural Utah and was a first-generation college graduate. She went on to earn two master’s degrees in School Counseling and School Administration, as well as a doctorate in Education Leadership and Policy at the University of Utah.

Sydnee Dickson is nationally known for being student centered, data informed and success-for-all focused. She is passionate about developing personalized education ecosystems to ensure that all students have opportunities to succeed.