Paula Vincent
Chief Administrator

Dr. Paula Vincent serves as Heartland AEA's Chief Administrator. In this role, she serves as the Agency's Chief Executive Officer with responsibility for overseeing the Agency's day-to-day operation and strategic planning in conjunction with the Board of Directors. She became the Agency's Chief Administrator in July 2010.


Dr. Vincent was most recently superintendent of the 1,600-student Clear Creek Amana Community School District, which is located 7 miles west of Iowa City and 20 miles south of Cedar Rapids. Prior to that, she was the associate superintendent of the Cedar Rapids Community School District, director of special education at Grant Wood AEA and a classroom teacher in suburban Kansas City and rural Iowa. She is a member of the board of trustees at McPherson College, in McPherson, Kansas, her alma mater.


Dr. Vincent received her bachelor's degree at McPherson College and her master's and doctorate degrees from the University of Iowa. She is known for her work in personalizing learning for each child, use of innovative systems to support teacher learning and incorporating the principles of interactive design and quality improvement into the daily work of schools.

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