We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Durga Suresh-Menon will be New England Innovation Academy’s next Head of School, beginning July 1, 2025. Durga is a dynamic leader whose professional experience, commitment to excellence, and vision for the future align perfectly with NEIA’s mission and community values of innovation, collaboration, and belonging. Her passion, energy, and excitement for NEIA will advance the school’s growth and expansion and steward its promising future.
Durga was immediately drawn to NEIA, seeing in our school a mirroring of her own personal drive for excellence, expansion, and success. She shared, “The possibilities of growth and the stories NEIA has to tell excite me.” Throughout her career, Durga has been committed to students, the development of her colleagues, and ensuring that every person in the community feels and executes a shared vision of innovation and impact. One of the qualities that excited Durga about NEIA’s program is how students are empowered to explore and pursue their passions by creating pathways with their own agency .
The enthusiasm for Durga’s leadership style during the search process was remarkably consistent and embraced by students and adults alike. Members of our NEIA community described Durga as “ energizing, enterprising, inspired, and inspiring.” This September, NEIA will enter its fifth school year and the Board is excited to celebrate this milestone and support Durga’s efforts to cultivate and showcase the tenants that make NEIA a thriving student-centered, forward thinking learning community.