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Biography of Dr. Anne L. Bryant
Dr. Anne L. Bryant is the executive director of the National School Boards Association, a federation of state and territorial organizations dedicated to advancing education through citizen governance of public schools. The federation reaches over 14,700 school districts involving 95,000 school board members. She directs a 130 person staff in Alexandria, Virginia, implementing policies to help state associations and local school boards provide leadership for today's children in order to develop tomorrow's leaders.
A native of greater Boston, Massachusetts, Ms. Bryant is an experienced association executive and brings to NSBA a strong background in education. She has written widely on K-12 education, volunteer-staff leadership issues, and the role of the federal government in education. She testifies before Congress, carrying the message that the education of our public school students is the nation's top priority. She also serves as a spokesperson for NSBA to the news media and national organizations, forging new partnerships to guarantee every child an equal opportunity for a high quality education.
Ms. Bryant is an advisory commissioner of the Education Commission of the States and is the chair of the Board of Trustees at Simmons College. She is also Vice Chair of the Schools & Libraries Committee of Universal Service Administrative Company (which includes oversight of the $2.25 billion technology discount fund for schools and libraries, known as the E-rate). She recently served as a member and co-chair of the CEO Forum on Education and Technology, an organization of over20 high technology CEO's assembled to report to the nation on progress in technology and education. She is also a member of the Learning First Alliance, an alliance of 12 education organizations committed to raising student achievement.
Prior to joining NSBA in July 1996, she was executive director of the American Association of University Women, a national organization advancing equity for women and girls in education, the workplace, and the family. From 1974 to 1986, she was vice president of the Professional Education Division of P.M. Haeger & Associates, a Chicago association management firm. She holds an Ed.D. degree from the University of Massachusetts and a B.A. from Simmons College.
In 1992, Ms. Bryant was honored for her leadership with the Key Award, the ASAE's highest recognition. In 1993 she received the Alumnae Achievement Award from Simmons College. In June 1996, she was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of New England and in 1998 she was also awarded an honorary Doctorate of Education from Middlebury College. In 1999, she received the Chancellor's Medal from the University of Massachusetts. In March 2002 the ASAE Foundation honored Ms. Bryant for her exceptional career in association leadership.
