Dr. Marc Space commenced his tenure with the Putnam Valley Central School District in July 2007. A native New Yorker, Dr. Space was born and grew up in Binghamton, New York with the exception of four years during childhood when his family resided near Middletown, New York.

After receiving his Master of Arts in English and his Master of Arts in Teaching from SUNY - Binghamton, Dr. Space pursued a certificate of advanced study in School Administration and Supervision from SUNY- Cortland. In December 2000 he received his Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of New Mexico, Subsequently, he presented his dissertation findings at the National Conference on Education. Dr. Space is a frequent book reviewer for the Journal The School Administrator, providing scholarly criticism of current research in education.

Now in his thirtieth year of education, Dr. Space has served as a teaching assistant, coach, teacher, principal, director of special education and assistant superintendent. Before coming to Putnam Valley Dr. Space was the Superintendent of the Taos Municipal Schools in Taos, New Mexico, a position he held for five years. During his tenure there he established a school foundation and created the state's first cyber magnet school.

Since coming to Putnam Valley, Dr. Space has been appointed to two advisory groups: The Health Insurance Advisory Committee through Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES and Putnam County's Committee on Fiscal Integrity and Accountability. He is also a member of the Putnam Valley Rotary Club.

Dr. Space has been married to his wife Katrina for thirty-one years and is father of two children, Jason and Rachel.