Anna Russo

Anna Russo, M.Ed. has a diverse work experience spanning several organizations. Anna currently works as the Director, Community Futures at KnowledgeWorks, where they are responsible for designing and facilitating digital and in-person convenings that help communities consider their aspirations and strategies for educational change. Prior to this, Anna worked at GeniusMesh as part of the Partnerships team, where they developed and implemented a strategy for partnership growth and success with global schools and businesses.

Anna also has experience at the American Association for Justice, where they served as the Senior Regional Membership Manager. In this role, they collaborated with the director on training needs and delivered ongoing training for regional managers, resulting in a 2% increase in nationwide membership. Anna also partnered with membership committee stakeholders and state associations to increase annual membership count by 10%.

In addition, Anna worked at the Achievement School District, where they held roles in the People Team and as a Founding 6th Grade Science Teacher. In the People Team role, they spearheaded hiring process design and implementation, networked with talent pipelines, and managed a CRM system for candidate tracking. As a teacher, they filled 98% of vacancies ahead of schedule and managed data reporting.

Anna also has experience with TNTP, where they served as a Summer Teacher Coach, providing coaching and skill-building sessions for middle school math teachers. Anna achieved high passing rates for the cohort and collaborated with teachers on lesson presentation and behavior management.

Furthermore, Anna worked with Teach For America as both a Middle School Science Teacher and a 2nd Grade Teacher. Anna achieved exceptional student growth and implemented best practices in teaching and leadership.

Overall, Anna Russo, M.Ed. has a strong background in educational change, partnership development, membership management, hiring strategies, and teaching.

Anna Russo, M.Ed. obtained their Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Women's and Gender Studies from The University of Texas at Austin in 2010. Anna then pursued a Master of Education degree at Christian Brothers University from 2011 to 2012. Currently, Anna is working towards a Master of Science degree in Organizational Dynamics at the University of Pennsylvania, which they are expected to complete in 2023. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications, including a Social/Behavioral Research Course from the CITI Program (2023), a Social Innovation Design certificate from the University of Pennsylvania (2022), a Foresight certificate from the University of Houston College of Technology (2022), a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate from USF Corporate Training and Professional Education (2021), and a Tennessee Teaching License from the Tennessee Department of Education (2010).