Akron officially names Christine Fowler-Mack as its next superintendent Christine Fowler-Mack Christine Fowler-Mack has officially been named the next superintendent of Akron Public Schools. The district's board of education unanimously voted to approve her contract in a meeting on Tuesday, April 27. Fowler-Mack said she was "deeply humbled and extremely excited" to publicly accept the role as the district's next leader. This is a homecoming for Fowler-Mack, who both attended and started her career at the Akron schools. "I accept this post with eyes wide open, recognizing that this is an opportunity that comes at a time that is clearly the most challenging point in history, post-pandemic, after a full year of disruption due to the pandemic that altered our lives, our work and our schools in countless ways," Fowler-Mack said. "It has been said that where there is a crisis, there is opportunity. And that certainly applies to this moment here in the Akron public school system, where our focus on safety, recovery, renewal must be balanced with an aggressive pursuit of academic achievement through an expanded lens of opportunities focused on the future."