Ray Queener, senior consultant at TeamWorks, blends his experience across multiple arenas to assist clients in the areas of partnership skills, strategic growth, personality and motivation awareness, and systemic alignment and accountability. Ray is known for his ease and comfort in working side by side with clients to approach each project with insight and compassion. Both lighthearted and results oriented, Ray brings energy, focus and hope to the organizations that he is honored to serve.

Ray has a wealth of experience in education having served in multiple capacities over 30 years.  His work in education began as a secondary math teacher in Luck, WI.  Having a vision for integrating technology into the classroom, he was able to further that vision as he served as technology coordinator for South St. Paul Schools and later Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan (ISD 196).  He transitioned to finance director at ISD 196 and later Stillwater Area Public Schools (SAPS) where he gained valuable experiences learning organizational operations while continuing to serve in public education.  Both as an assistant superintendent at SAPS for 10 years and the last 6 years as superintendent for Cambridge-Isanti Schools, he has helped lead successful bond and levy referendums in addition to overseeing district operations.  

Service is evident in Ray’s support for public education serving as Executive Board Member for Schools for Equity in Education (SEE) for many years.  He also served on the Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) board and was the Region VI Leadership Team Chair.  He was nominated and received several awards from his colleagues including Administrator of Excellence in 2017.  Ray’s commitment to partnership, and his enthusiasm for supporting others as they learn and develop made him an ideal addition to the TeamWorks team in 2019.

Ray’s work with clients includes:  Strategic  and  tactical  planning  grounded  in  organizational  Vision;  VisionCard  accountability  systems  development  and implementation to ensure continuous improvement knowledge and capacity development;  Executive  Coaching;  customizing  leadership  development  for  clients through the Frameworks® Partnership Series grounded in TeamWorks’ proprietary FrameWorks™ and Organizational Development theory; and, Critical Position Benchmarks to assure job-­‐fit in key hires or restructuring.

Ray is recognized as a National Certified Superintendent through American Association of School Administrators (AASA) He earned his Doctorate in Educational Policy & Administration and received his Superintendent License from the University of Minnesota.  He earned his Master of Arts in Educational Administration from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota where he also continues on as adjunct faculty. He has a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Mathematics Education with a minor in Computer Science from University of Minnesota.