David L. Brewer III

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David L. Brewer III (born May 19, 1946, in Florida) and attended elementary and secondary schools in Orlando, Florida. He is the son of David L. Brewer, Jr., and Mildred S. Brewer, retired educators in the Orlando area.

On October 12, 2006, Brewer was unanimously selected by the Los Angeles Board of Education as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Brewer succeeded former Colorado Governor Roy Romer November 13, 2006 as the new superintendent. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the U.S., with over 700,000 students.

He is married to Richardene "Deanie" Brewer. Deanie is a graduate of Hampton University where she majored in English education. She also has a Master of Arts degree in curriculum and instruction from San Diego State University. Deanie received her Ed.D. in educational leadership from the University of West Florida in Pensacola.

Deanie's teaching career has spanned more than 20 years and has taken her from Virginia to San Diego and from England to Guam. She has taught at the middle school, high school and collegiate levels, earning several teacher excellence and academic awards. Deanie currently teaches at a middle school in Northern Virginia where she is head of the English department.

His daughter, Stacey, graduated from Hampton University in 2002 as a distinguished scholar. She went on to receive her jurist doctorate degree from Pennsylvania State's School of Law in 2005. While at Penn State, she was published in the American Arbitration Journal and was the recipient of the Jefferson Rights Award (2005). She is currently a lawyer in New York City.

Preceded by Roy Romer

Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District 2006 – present

Incumbent