Dr. Yvette Stewart is a lifelong educator who has served public education for over 20 years as a classroom teacher, an elementary/middle school administrator, a university professor, state leader, and currently the Director of Elementary Teaching and Learning in Hamilton County Schools, TN. Dr. Stewart is an alumna of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, from her Bachelor’s degree to her Ed.D. Dr. Stewart’s reputation as an educational leader earned her the NC State Superintendent’s Performance Excellence Award and she actively serves on several Advisory Boards and Councils that advocate on behalf of public education affairs and reform.