Northeastern Area Superintendent
Dr. Ve-Lecia Council | Contact Dr. Council

Dr. Ve-Lecia Council began her teaching career with WCPSS in 1998 at Rand Road Elementary and West Lake Elementary. She served as an assistant principal at Leesville Elementary for three years before becoming principal at Baucom Elementary School in 2005. She converted the school from traditional to multi-track year-round during the height of the school's increased student enrollment. In 2009, Dr. Council was appointed principal of Sanford Creek Elementary, where she served for six years before leaving the district to move to Indiana. She worked with Indianapolis Public Schools as an Academic Improvement Officer before returning to WCPSS to work as the Director of Alternative Learning for a brief amount of time. In 2016, Dr. Council joined Pitt County Schools as the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. After four years with PCS, she returned to WCPSS when she was named Northeastern Area Superintendent in April 2020.

Northwestern Area Superintendent
Seydric Williams | Contact Mr. Williams

Seydric Williams joined the Wake County Public Schools System in 2013. He began his career in the Granville County School System, where he served as a sixth grade mathematics teacher, middle school assistant principal, and an elementary school principal at Creedmoor Elementary School.  After spending nine years in Granville County, Seydric transitioned to Christiansburg, Virginia and later Roanoke, Virginia, where he served in various roles, including Executive Director of Elementary Education, principal, and assistant principal. He began his career in Wake County as principal at Creech Road Elementary School. He was named the Northwestern Area Superintendent in July 2016. 

James Overman came to Wake County in 1998 as an Assistant Principal Intern at Timber Drive Elementary. He served as an assistant principal at Leesville Elementary. After serving three years in that capacity, he was named principal at Creech Road Elementary. He opened East Garner Elementary as principal and later transitioned to Central Services, where he worked as Senior Director for Elementary Programs. He was named the Elementary Support Area Superintendent in 2015. He was named the Southeastern Area Superintendent in 2019. 

Southern Area Superintendent
Dr. Ashlie Thompson | Contact Dr. Thompson

Dr. Ashlie Thompson began her career in the Wake County Public School System in 1996. After 10 years of teaching, she served as the Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction at Enloe Magnet High School for 6 years. She worked in the WCPSS Magnet and Curriculum Enhancement Office for 2 years as the Director for Curriculum Enhancement Programs. In 2013, she was selected to be the founding principal of Vernon Malone College and Career Academy. She was named Southwestern Area Superintendent in July 2017, Central Area Superintendent in July 2019, and Southern Area Superintendent in September 2022.

Western Area Superintendent
Dr. Tammie Sexton | Contact Dr. Sexton

Dr. Tammie Sexton began her teaching career in WCPSS in 1990 at Rand Road Elementary. She served as an assistant principal at Swift Creek Elementary for three years. Dr. Sexton was then appointed principal at Holly Springs Elementary School in 1999. She was the founding principal at two schools Wakelon Elementary (2005) and Richland Creek Elementary (2012). Dr. Sexton received a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership in 2010 and was named Western Area Superintendent in 2019.