Jusmar Maness serves as the Chief Academic Officer for Guilford County Schools. She is a bilingual and bicultural leader committed to improving learning and life outcomes for all children. She has served as deputy chief of schools since August 2021 and previously served as a principal supervisor.
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In these roles, Maness worked collaboratively with school and district leaders to provide high-quality instruction and prepare students to succeed beyond high school. Maness started her career as a teacher in Venezuela and later became a teacher in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools before serving as a curriculum facilitator, assistant principal and principal in Guilford County Schools and Asheboro City Schools. Maness was named Piedmont Triad Principal of the Year in 2017. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela, a master’s of school administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is a graduate of the American Association of School Administrator’s Aspiring Superintendent Academy for Latinos/Latina Leaders.