David Cantrell, PhD

Director for the Office of Program and Grantee Support Services
United States Department of Education

Dr. David Cantrell serves as Director for the Office of Program and Grantee Support Services, with the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), in the U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC. He is responsible for overseeing the technical assistance investments funded by OESE serving all 50-states, the U.S. Insular Areas, and the Bureau of Indian Education. Technical assistance services address a wide range of educational topics designed to increase the educational outcomes of children and youth. He has 29-years of educational experience serving as Director, Special Education and Student Support Services, School Administrator, and Special Educator.