Dr. Randal Peters

Dr. Randal Peters, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, is an educational leader and former faculty member with diverse experiences in Catholic school and diocesan administration, school and clinical counseling, teaching, coaching and advising. He is committed to fostering equitable, student-centered, and collaborative learning communities. His mission is to work with educational leaders to transform school systems into environments that prepare ethical, faith-filled, lifelong learners with the skills to thrive in college, careers, and citizenship.

His research focus is on standards-based, competency-based and personalized learning and assessment approaches, Catholic school systems, and school and community wellness models. At his alma mater, Drake University, he was granted Professor Emeritus status after serving as Dean of the School of Education and, as program co-lead in Education Leadership, he helped to create a model for preparation of administrators who are systems leaders guided by continual improvement practices.

Prior to that, he taught at Seattle University and served as a principal and associate superintendent in the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa and the Archdiocese of Seattle, Washington, while conducting research and development as a consultant for Learning Point Associates and the US Department of the Interior. He and his wife, Franci (who serves as Chief Human Resources Officer at CNM) live on the west side of Albuquerque and are members of St. Joseph on the Rio Grande parish.