Raj Manhas

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Raj Manhas was the Superintendent of the Seattle Public School District from 2003.[1] to 2006.[2]

He came to the school district from Seattle Public Utilities, where he was director of field operations.

In 1973, Manhas arrived in Seattle,Washington to pursue a master’s degree in industrial engineering and business at the University of Washington. Upon graduation, he started a successful banking career that came to a halt when he refused a transfer to Asia for the sake of his children, who were still young at the time. Manhas then took on a job as deputy superintendent of the city’s water department and eventually became the director of field operations.

The son of a farmer, Manhas grew up in Saroya, a village in the Himalayan foothills of northern India.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Raj Manhas regarded as a caring leader, <http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/142980_raj08.html>. Retrieved on 31 August 2007 
  2. ^ Seattle schools chief steps down, <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2003318974_webraj23.html>. Retrieved on 31 August 2007