Dr. Susan Enfield, a former high school journalism and English teacher who is the new Highline Public Schools superintendent, has been elected to the Student Press Law Center’s Board of Directors.

She officially takes over in Highline on July 1.

The Student Press Law Center (“SPLC”) is a Washington, D.C.-area nonprofit whose mission is to promote press freedom and government transparency in colleges and schools nationwide. It provides legal information and attorney referral assistance at no charge to student journalists and the educators who work with them.

“Susan Enfield has a deep appreciation for the unique educational benefits of meaningful participation in journalism,” said Mark Stodder of The Dolan Company, chairman of the SPLC Board of Directors. “As a career educator with a distinguished record of successful school leadership, she will bring an invaluable insider's perspective to the work of the SPLC. We hope her appointment underscores the SPLC's commitment to working cooperatively with schools toward eradicating the censorship problem that so greatly diminishes the learning potential of journalism."

Enfield said, "As a former high school journalism teacher I am honored to be joining the SPLC board and look forward to being a part of the important work they do on behalf of student journalists across the country. "It has never been more important for our students to learn not only about their First Amendment rights, but more importantly, about the responsibilities that come with exercising those rights in a rapidly changing multimedia environment."

Enfield was the interim Superintendent for Seattle Public Schools. She came to Seattle as the district’s Chief Academic Officer after serving as Deputy Superintendent of the Evergreen Public Schools in Vancouver, Wash., from 2006-2009. On July 1, she will become the Superintendent of Highline Public Schools. Before moving to Washington, Enfield was the Director of Teaching and Learning for Portland Public Schools where she oversaw curriculum, instruction, federal programs and professional development district-wide.