Peoria Unified appoints new director of technology

Peoria Unified School District has appointed Ezra Williams as their new director of technology.

Williams brings more than 20 years of experience supporting technology in Arizona for public schools.

He most recently served as the director of technology for Cave Creek Unified School District, where he modernized network infrastructure across nine locations, led a district-wide systems migration and strengthened cybersecurity.

Previously, Williams served eight years as the director of technology for Pendergast Elementary School District, supporting 9,000 students and 1,000 employees across 17 locations. During that time, he led the deployment of more than 14,000 student devices to reach a 1:1 student-to-device ratio and guided the district's move to a cloud environment.

He began his career in public education in 2003 as a network administrator for Dysart Unified School District, where he built and supported network systems at 27 sites serving 23,000 students and 3,000 staff members.

He holds an Associate of Occupational Studies in Electronics and earned Dean's Honors in both electronics and digital electronics.