Brother Bill Campbell, a Marianist Brother, is presently the associate executive director of the elementary school department of NCEA where he focuses on teacher and principal formation, principal candidate discernment and presenting workshops on various topics throughout the country.

 

Prior to his work at NCEA, Bro. Bill served as assistant superintendent for personnel and technology for the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon; assistant provincial and director of education for the Marianist Province of the Pacific in Cupertino, California; principal of Chaminade College Preparatory in West Hills, California; academic assistant principal in San Francisco, California, and as a religion teacher and counselor at Serra High School in Gardena, California. Earlier in his career he served in Marianist-operated high schools in Brooklyn and Mineola, New York and at Charlotte Catholic High School in North Carolina.

 

Bro. Bill has earned a doctorate in education administration from the University of La Verne in Southern California, a master's in private school administration from the University of San Francisco, a master's in theology from St. John’s University (Pontifical Institute), a master's in counseling education from Fordham University, and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Dayton. He also holds a certificate in teaching and learning with instructional technology from Portland State University.

 

Besides his other work, he has served on numerous educational advisory boards and committees. He has been a facilitator and/or speaker at conferences, workshops and strategic planning processes and is the author of several books published by the NCEA: Principal's Survival Guide, Principal Formation Program and Selecting a Catholic Elementary School Principal.

 

Established in 1904, the NCEA is the largest private professional education organization in the world, representing 200,000 Catholic educators serving 7.6 million students in Catholic elementary and secondary schools, in religious education programs, in seminaries and in colleges and universities.