Stephen Noonan
Stephen M. Noonan
The New York City Public Schools
Leadership Coach, Manhattan High Schools
New York, NY
Stephen M. Noonan is is an educational administrator currently serving as a Leadership Coach in the Manhattan High School superintendent’s office. Prior to this he was the founding principal of The Maxine Greene High School for Imaginative Inquiry (MGHS), formerly the High School for Arts, Imagination and Inquiry, The school was created in 2004 through a partnership between Maxine Greene, The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) and Lincoln Center Education (LCE). In September 2024 MGHS was merged with another school at The MLK, Jr. Educational Campus.
Previous instructional and administrative experience began in the Bronx where he served as a teacher, teacher mentor, department chair and assistant. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Louis University and Masters Degrees from Hunter College, CUNY, Fordham University and Mercy College. He is currently a doctoral candidate in the Educational Leadership program at The Esteves School of Education,