Dr. Margaret Crespo, Laramie County School District 1 Superintendent of Schools, began her education career 30 years ago in northern New Jersey. She served as a teacher in Jersey City, New Jersey, before moving to Arizona, where she served as a counselor, Assistant High School Principal, Interim Community Resources Director/Planning Principal and High School Principal. In Phoenix, Arizona, she became Director of Curriculum for an area nonprofit.

In 2007 she was hired as Principal in Weld School District 6, in Greeley, Colorado. Next, she served as Director of Secondary Services, Executive Director of Secondary Services and Chief Academic Officer/Chief Operations Officer for Thompson School District in Loveland, Colorado. She joined Boulder Valley School District in 2018, where she served as Assistant Superintendent, Secondary. Crespo was then hired as Area Superintendent, Southwest before assuming her role at LCSD1 in July 2021.

Crespo serves as an adjunct professor at a variety of higher education institutions and has served on numerous boards and councils throughout her career. She holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts and history, and a master’s degree in counseling from Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey. She also holds a doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies from Arizona State University.