Dr. Jeff Maglio was a public school educator for 30 years. His expertise is in elementary education and school administration. He has experience as a special education teacher, regular education teacher, assistant principal, principal, and executive director. His administrative tenure spans diverse educational settings, including schools in both urban and rural school districts. Before retiring in 2025, he was the Executive Director of Student Services & Accountability. In this position, he supervised social workers, school counselors, school nurses, and school mental health clinicians. He was also responsible for implementing the district's testing and accountability program, managing the safety department, student information systems, and serving as the district's homeless liaison.

Dr. Maglio served in the Army for 33 years on both active duty and in the reserves. He started his military career as an enlisted soldier working as an emergency medical technician. After graduating from East Carolina University, he served on active duty as an armor officer before transitioning to the Army Reserves. He served in various command and staff positions and taught graduate school at Fort Bragg for the Command and General Staff College. He retired in 2022 with the rank of colonel.  

Dr. Maglio’s doctoral research focused on effectively implementing social-emotional learning (SEL). His research agenda focuses on student mental health, using social-emotional learning in schools, principal leadership, and teacher development.