Romain Dallemand is the current superintendent of the Rochester public school system in Minnesota. He has previously served as a principal and assistant superintendent for the Hartford, Conn. school system. (Image courtesy Proact Seach/Bibb County Schools.)
Dallemand, a native of Haiti, came to the U.S. at 15.
He was a mental-health therapist for four years in Florida before becoming an educator.He worked as a principal and assistant superintendent in Hartford, Conn. schools before being hired in Rochester three years ago.
The board voted 5-3 to hire Dallemand, picking him over James Benfield, superintendent in Yadkin County, N.C.
Dallemand replaces Sharon Patterson, who was forced out in February after more than a decade on the job. Since then, Sylvia McGee has filled in as superintendent.
