Dr. Zachary Ross is the Superintendent of Ypsilanti Community
Schools and was previously the Superintendent of Okemos Public
Schools during the 2017-18 academic year. Prior to that, she was the
Superintendent of Schools for the Muskegon Heights Public School
Academy, the first public charter school district in the United States,
where she served in that role for 5 years. She is recognized as being
responsible for turning around the entire district profile, including
student discipline, student and staff attendance, dropout rate, and
graduation rate. She previously worked in Van Dyke Public Schools
in Warren, MI for nine years where she served as an Assistant Superintendent for
curriculum and instruction, Elementary School Principal, Middle School Principal, School
Psychologist and Teacher Consultant during her tenure there. Previous to working in the
Van Dyke Public Schools district, Mrs. Ross was an Elementary School Teacher and School
Psychologist for the Detroit Public Schools district.
Dr. Zachery-Ross attended Grand Valley
State University where she received a Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Special
Education/Psychology in 1995. She earned her Masters of Arts in Education Psychology from
Wayne State University in 1999 and earned an ED.D in Administration Leadership.