Nell Mcanelly

Chairman of the Board at Great Minds

o-Director Emeritus of the Gordon A. Cain Center for STEM Literacy at Louisiana State University

Nell McAnelly has taught mathematics at the high school and university level for more than thirty years. As an active member of the educational community, Nell has been a frequent speaker at national and regional conferences, is an author of the “Pre-service Point of View” in the Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics Journal, and has been recognized with numerous teaching awards, including the BP Amoco for Outstanding Teaching and the George H. Deer Distinguished Teaching Award. Her achievements include a central role in establishing the Elementary Math Specialist certification and Instructional Coaching Leadership Endorsement in Louisiana and developing the Pilot Professional Development Program funded by the Louisiana Board of Regents.