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Join NAEA Renew MembershipDEBORAH REEVE
Deborah B. Reeve is executive director of the NAEA. Formerly the deputy executive director of the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) in Alexandria, Virginia, Deborah brings to NAEA a proven record of association management and creative leadership in organizational development.
As NAEA executive director, she is overseeing strategic initiatives including the development of a comprehensive communications plan, an overhaul of NAEA's information technology infrastructure and the design and implementation of a virtual community of practice.
She is also working with NAEA's president and other leaders to review NAEA systems and structures including policy, governance and standards for the profession.
A former art educator, Deborah has taught at the pre-K–12 levels in both public and private schools and has held an adjunct faculty position in the graduate school at Lesley College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has extensive experience as a presenter and consultant to national and international education organizations and is a practicing visual artist who regularly creates and exhibits her mixed media works on canvas and paper. Deborah holds a doctorate in education with a focus on leadership and development. She earned a master of education degree in secondary education and holds an undergraduate degree in art education.
Clips from Deborah Reeve 
On the Current Moment
On a New Breed of Leader Behind School Successes
