Dr. Anne J. Udall

Vice President of Professional Development, NWEA
Dr. Anne Udall has completed more than twenty years of service in K-12 public education. She has served as an instructional aide, teacher, staff developer, program director and an assistant superintendent with leadership responsibilities for major curriculum, instruction and professional development initiatives. Throughout the 1980s, Dr. Udall taught in an elementary resource program for learning disabled and gifted students with the Tucson, Arizona Unified School District, and provided district-wide training in higher-level thinking skills. In the 1990s she served in numerous leadership positions for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, the largest school system in North Carolina, including as Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction. She has published numerous articles and has co-authored Creating the Thoughtful Classroom. She is an accomplished keynote speaker and presenter. Prior to joining Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) in 2010, Dr. Udall spent nine years as Executive Director of the Lee Institute, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging collaboration, problem-solving and strategic planning for individuals, civic organizations and community efforts. Anne received her B.A. in Secondary Education and M.A. in Special Education from the University of New Mexico, and received her Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Arizona. She is the co-chair of the Udall Foundation, a federal agency formed in 1996 to honor the work and legacy of her father, Morris K. Udall, and her uncle, Stewart L. Udall.