Anne M. Byrne

Anne Byrne was first elected to the Nanuet School Board in 1981. She has served as both President and Vice-President. She was elected to the New York State School Boards Association in 1997 as Area 10 Director and served as its President in both 2004 and 2005.

In 2006 she was elected to serve as Northeast Director on the National School Boards Association. She became the President in April 2014 and is now a Past President.

Anne is Past President of the Rockland County School Boards Association and still serves on that board. She was a co-founder and Chairperson of the Nine County Coalition for responsible state funding. She is also Past President of the Mid-Hudson School Study Council.

For her leadership, Anne was awarded the Everett R. Dyer Award for Distinguished School Board Service from NYSSBA; the EDDY Award from the Rockland County School Boards Association; the award for excellence in school board service from the Mid-Hudson School Study Council; the Westchester-Putnam School Boards Association honored her for outstanding contributions to public education and was named to the Rockland County School Board Hall of Fame.

As President of the National School Boards Association, Anne travelled extensively around the United States speaking at various conventions and conferences, representing school boards. Her theme for her school board service is, “Leading Children to Excellence”.

Anne is a nurse by profession, had taught for 41 years in the St. Aedan’s CCD program, and is a Eucharistic Minister, wife to her spouse Patrick and mother of three Nanuet graduates, Anne Marie, Peggy and Patrick. She is also nana to 9 wonderful grandchildren.