Orlando Riddick — North Division Chief

Mr. Riddick joins HISD with a strong belief in entrepreneurial leadership and a career centered around the Listen, Learn, and Lead philosophy. Mr. Riddick has served as Superintendent of Midland ISD and Cedar Hill ISD. He has worked in the central office administration for Mesquite ISD as the ESSER Effectiveness Officer, Dallas ISD as Chief of Schools, Houston ISD as Chief of High Schools, and Austin ISD as the Director of High Schools.

His educational background includes teaching at Antonio Maceo Smith High School and serving as principal of W.T. White High School in Dallas ISD. He was an assistant principal and academic dean in several schools in Fort Worth and San Antonio.

Orlando graduated with a BA in journalism from University of Texas at El Paso, where he received his commission into the US Army. He later completed a post-baccalaureate degree in English literature and a minor in education from University of Texas, El Paso. He earned his master’s degree in educational administration from Texas Woman’s University and was also a graduate student in the Cooperative Superintendency Doctoral Program at The University of Texas.