Dr. Brenda Tanner

Dr. Tanner serves as Chief Academic Officer of Atlantic Research Partners and has served for more than 30 years in education in Virginia and South Carolina, serving as a superintendent, school district and division administrator, staff developer, teacher, and assistant professor. She has recently retired from her position as Superintendent of Schools in Madison County, a small rural division in Virginia. Prior to arriving in Madison, VA she served as Chief Academic and Chief Personnel Officer for Horry County Public Schools in South Carolina, a district with 31,000 students and 4,000 employees. The majority of Dr. Tanner’s career has been in preK-12 systems; however, she has also worked at the college level, teaching in the area of leadership and school administration at the University of Virginia. While there, she directed a professional development consortium, working with the Curry School of Education and twenty Virginia school divisions to provide support for teachers and school administrators. Dr. Tanner earned a bachelor’s in Elementary Education from Lynchburg College, a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of Virginia, and a doctorate from the University of Virginia. She has written, consulted, and presented on a wide range of educational topics, including block scheduling, performance standards, curriculum, instructional strategies, and school leadership.