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Director of Schools

Travis Mayfield, Director of Schools

Travis Mayfield

Mr. Mayfield began his educational career as a teacher and coach in northeast Oklahoma in 1992, after graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. After eleven years in the classroom, he transitioned to K-12 principal at Bluejacket Public Schools after obtaining a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

In 2005, he moved to Middle Tennessee, where he was hired as Assistant Principal and Athletic Director for Wilson Central High School. The next year, Mr. Mayfield was promoted to principal. He spent four years at Wilson Central High School before accepting a position at Independence High School, where his two oldest children attended and graduated in 2014. In 2015, he returned to Wilson Central as principal, where they achieved Reward School status in 2019.

In 2022, Mr. Mayfield accepted the position of Wilson County Schools Deputy Director of Operations, where he remained until being selected as the next Wilson County Director of Schools in May of 2026.

Mr. Mayfield lives in Lebanon with his wife, Kama, who is a school counselor at Southside Elementary. They have four children: Braden, Madison, Ava, and Gavin.