Dr. Donna Wright

Dr. Donna Wright is a retired Tennessee school system leader with more than 40 years in public education, having served as classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent, deputy director and superintendent. She was appointed Director of Schools for Wilson County Schools in 2014, leading a district of more than 18,000 students, 1,700 teachers and 23 schools, and retired from that post in June 2021. The Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents named her the 2020 Tennessee Superintendent of the Year, the honor that represented the state at that year’s AASA National Conference on Education, and she had earlier been recognized as the 2016 Superintendent of the Year by Professional Educators of Tennessee, an award marked by a Tennessee House joint resolution. She now serves as an AASA Lead Superintendent and co-leader of the association’s National Women’s Leadership Consortium, and consults with public school districts across the country. She has published in educational journals, presented at national and state conferences, and taught as an adjunct professor. She holds a doctorate in leadership studies from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.