9-12 FACULTY & STAFF

Cliff Mason II
Cliff Mason II
Dean of Students for Academic Life

Mason is originally from Santa Ana, California. He received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Stonehill College in Massachusetts, where his teaching career began. Years later, Mason studied in the Educational Leadership Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, earning a teaching credential for the state of North Carolina. Ever a student, Mason moved to the Midwest and earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence at Valparaiso University School of Law in Indiana.

While earning his JD, Mason gained a more intimate understanding of the legal system working in an Indiana public defender’s office. His view of necessary police and judicial reform stems from that experience. Mason is passionate about analyzing the short and long-term impact of U.S. Supreme Court holdings and has thoroughly enjoyed engaging students at Sequoyah on the depth of their influence over laws and the individuals who draft them.

Mason is an animal lover whose endless fascination with reptiles and arachnids knows no bounds. His apartment is home to multiple California kingsnakes and tortoises.

Mason has dedicated nearly half of his fourteen-year career to uplifting the values of progressive education and is energized by the intellectual curiosity of teenagers.

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