Chundra L. Evens, Ed.D.
Vanguard of Educational Excellence & Achievement
Dr. Chundra L. Evens is a distinguished educational leader, pastor, and community advocate whose career reflects a deep commitment to excellence, service, and transformative leadership. After serving five years as Principal of Osceola County School for the Arts, she made history in March 2020 as the first African American appointed Assistant Superintendent of the High School Division for the School District of Osceola County in Kissimmee, Florida.
A highly credentialed educator, Dr. Evens is certified K–12 and holds specialized certifications in Exceptional Student Education, ESOL, Reading, Educational Leadership, and School Principal. Her professional journey is enriched by earlier experience in Correctional Probation and Performing Arts.
She attended Florida A&M University as a member of the Infamous Marching 100 and later earned a Bachelor’s in Political Science from the University of Central Florida. She completed both her master’s and Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership at National Louis University.
Dr. Evens has received numerous prestigious recognitions, including the Harvard University Extension School Strategic Leadership Program and the National Institute for School Leadership Executive Development Program. Her honors include the Florida Department of Education Outstanding Assistant Principal Achievement Award; Secondary Literacy Administrator of the Year; Distinguished Minority Educator of the Year at both St. Cloud Middle and Zenith High; New Beginnings Education Center Teacher of the Year and SAC Distinguished Service Award; Council for Exceptional Children Middle School Teacher of the Year and Outstanding Rookie Teacher of the Year; and the district’s Distinguished Minority Runner-Up Educator of the Year. She was also the first principal in the district to achieve Best and Brightest recognition and was named the 2019 Principal of the Year by Osceola Visionaries, Inc.
Guided by her faith and inspired by Nelson Mandela’s belief in education as a powerful tool for change, Dr. Evens actively serves her community as a Girl Scouts troop leader, volunteer with Give
Kids the World, member of Tau Beta Sigma, and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. A lifelong servant-leader within the church, she was ordained in December 2023 and now serves as Senior CoPastor of Trinity Church Sebring Campus alongside her husband of nearly 30 years, Pastor Roderick L. Evens.
