Zachary Carey

Zachary began his career as a middle school science teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools. Throughout various roles, he dedicated himself to ensuring that students received rich, rigorous educational experiences. Zachary additionally served as the Academic Dean of the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Baltimore Emerging Scholars program and coached and mentored early career teachers as the Middle School Science Content Specialist for Teach for America Baltimore. Zachary leveraged his experience in education to inform federal policy as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow in the Congressional Office of Representative Raúl Grijalva. In his current capacity as the Director of Science at the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), Zachary works to ensure that Maryland students become scientifically and environmentally literate individuals.

Maryland has over 1,400 public schools, 24 local education agencies, and over 7,000 childcare providers serving all of the state’s 23 counties plus Baltimore City. The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) works collaboratively with the State Board of Education and stakeholders to ensure the promise of an excellent and equitable education for all students, especially those who have been historically underserved. At MSDE, we are a dedicated team of educators, specialists, and administrators joined together by a single vision: to be a system of world-class schools where students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for success in college, career, and life.