Dr. J.C. Farr, III is an educator with 26 years of experience, serving 9 years as a teacher and 17 years as an administrator at various sites. J.C. began his career in the West Contra Costa USD teaching Social Studies at Kennedy High School and LaVonya DeJean Middle School. J.C. returned to school attending the Principal’s Leadership Institute at UC Berkeley where he gained his master’s degree in Educational Leadership and his Administrative Service Credential. Upon graduating from UC-Berkeley, J.C. worked for 5 years as an Assistant Principal at Bancroft Middle School in San Leandro. Following Bancroft, J.C. moved into the Assistant Principal role at Castro Valley High School. For three years J.C. worked with approximately 1,000 students covering every aspect of their education from scheduling, Special Education services, developing 504’s, and discipline. For one year J.C. served as an Administrative Vice-Principal at Menlo-Atherton High School, an economically and racially diverse school. The next year, J.C. promoted into the role of Principal at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, CA. Upon arriving at Tam, J.C. worked quickly to implement professional development on Courageous Conversations about Race. From J.C.’s initial work, over 1000 people in Marin County have been trained using the CCR protocol, raising racial consciousness throughout the County.

In 2022, J.C. obtained his Doctorate in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington with his capstone project focused on the Success Network as a strategy to increase achievement for Black students. J.C. is inspired by the work of his students. J.C. joined Pittsburg USD in 2023 as the Executive Director of Equity, Access, and Success.