Dr. Derrick Love: Your Greater is Right Now

Dr. Derrick Love is a native of Spencer, Oklahoma. He currently resides in McKinney, Texas and serves as the Assistant Superintendent of Priority Charter Schools in Temple, Texas. In addition, to serving in K-12 public education, Dr. Love teaches for Grand Canyon University Doctoral Studies as Senior Dissertation Chair. He was recently awarded faculty of the year with Argosy University for being an outstanding faculty member and enhancing the lives of students.
He earned an Ed. D. in Educational Leadership, MA in Communication Arts and BA in Psychology. With over the last 18 years, Dr. Love has dedicated his service in developing, shaping, and promoting academic excellence in different educational enterprises private, public, and charter sectors.

Dr. Love, published a book entitled “The Unfinished Journey” and the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles. He continues to work on the behalf of students and organizational change to create lifelong learners. Dr. Love has been a part of several school turnaround initiatives as the instructional leader. Through his leadership the campuses were turned around and met and exceed state standards.

 Dr. Love found his Spiritual Home in the southeast sector of Fort Worth, Texas at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church.  Mt. Moriah provided an extraordinary foundation and veritable platform for Dr. Love to begin the type of community service that continues to shape his vision of serving the local church.  Dr. Love has been in the ministry for 17 years.

Dr. Love has an amazing family, his wife, LaQuesia Love, works as a therapist and her own private practice. We have one daughter Madison, and two sons Jackson and Mason.