Carmen Fariña (née Guillén; born April 5, 1943, Brooklyn, New York) is the current New York City Schools Chancellor, the head of the New York City Department of Education. The announcement of her selection by Mayor Elect Bill de Blasio occurred on December 30, 2013. She is the first New York City Schools Chancellor to have had schools supervision training and experience since Board of Education chancellor Rudy Crew. Fariña was a teacher, principal, superintendent, and the Deputy Chancellor of Teaching and Learning from 2004 to 2006. Wikipedia