Dr. Judy Jankowski has served as the Head of School at Chesapeake Bay Academy (CBA) since 2013. She has dedicated her 40-year career to educating exceptional learners of all kinds, including students with learning disabilities, those with social/emotional challenges, and twice-exceptional learners who are gifted and have a learning difference. During her time at CBA, Dr. J, as she is known to her students, has been responsible for the development of the Center for Educational Research and Technological Innovation (CERTI) and most recently launched CadetNet, CBA’s Virtual Academy. Under her leadership, in 2023 CBA was named by the Center for Education Research as one of the most innovative schools in the country.

Dr. Jankowski is Community Faculty at Eastern Virginia Medical School and serves on non-profit boards across the region. She has received multiple honors including the Women of Distinction award (2020) and the Klingenstein Fellowship at the College of Education at Columbia University (2020).