Kelly May-Vollmar, Ed.D. is the proud superintendent of Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD), serving approximately 27,000 students. Dr. May-Vollmar has served as DSUSD assistant superintendent of educational services as well as chief innovation and information officer. Over the past 18 years, she has additionally served in various roles including elementary school principal, academic coach and IB (International Baccalaureate) coach, and classroom teacher. She previously served on the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Board of Directors. Among her professional recognitions, she was awarded the District Administration Women of Distinction Award in 2024, the California CITE (California IT in Education) Educational Leader of the Year Award in 2020 and the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) State Technology Administrator of the Year Award in 2019. She is passionate about closing the divide that often exists between curriculum and technology departments as well as bridging the digital divide for all students. Dr. May-Vollmar is proud to have led DSUSD in the launch of the LTE (long term evaluation) network to address the digital divide resulting in the CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) Digital Equity Award in 2021.