Next conference: March 6-7, 2009, New York City
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FEATURED SPEAKER: JOHN I. WILSON
Executive DirectorNational Education Association John I. Wilson, a long-time special education teacher and Association leader, became executive director of the National Education Association on November 1, 2000. Wilson previously served the Association as executive director of the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE), where he gained an outstanding reputation for successfully championing statewide education reforms. Prior to his appointment as NCAE executive director, Wilson was the chief lobbyist for NCAE and was repeatedly rated by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy as one of the most influential lobbyists in Raleigh. Before joining the NCAE staff, he spent 20 years in the Raleigh and Wake County Public School Systems as a middle school teacher of special needs students. Wilson became an NEA member as a student at Western Carolina University, where he served as president of the Student North Carolina Association of Educators. He graduated in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. He received a Master's degree in education from the University of North Carolina the following year. |
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