Meet the Team
Dedicated & Certified
Omar Adams
Executive Director
Omar (Mr. Wonderfun) has worked in the public school system for over 25 years as a classroom teacher and as an assistant principal. Prior to his work in education, he practiced accounting in the private sector. The combination of these two areas of work makes him well-suited for the Executive Director position at Wonder Fun Academy.
Mr. Adams earned his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, a Master of Arts: Teacher Preparation-Elementary and Education Specialist: Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of St. Thomas.
Dr. Sylvia Adams
Executive Curriculum Consultant
Dr. Adams has lengthy leadership experience in urban schools, magnet schools, and new school formation, including service in the Minneapolis Public Schools as a classroom teacher and citywide Title l Coordinator. She served the district as a principal at two schools before being appointed founding principal of Northrop Urban Environmental (Magnet) Learning Center. She is a former member of the Advisory Board of the Principals’ Center of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education where she also served as co-chair. She has consulted with school district superintendents, boards, and principals on leadership development, strategic planning, and career coaching.
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Dr. Adams earned her Bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University and her M.Ed., and Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Administration from the University of Minnesota.