Omar Hakim New Director of Education for Detroit Public TV

Omar Hakim

The local PBS affiliate, Detroit Public TV (DPTV) has hired Omar Hakim as its new executive director of education. In his new role, Hakim will lead the day-to-day management and strategy of the education team, which includes DPTV’s work with parents and early childhood educators in the city of Detroit. The scope also includes the statewide Michigan Learning Channel (MLC), as well as its newly launched Future of Work educational initiative. In addition, Hakim will assume the philanthropic responsibility of working with the state government to seek out funding to maintain sustainable financial support for MLC.

Prior to joining DPTV, Hakim served as an educator, curriculum and instructional leader, and building administrator in Troy and Birmingham Public Schools and with Detroit Country Day Schools (DCDS).