Dr. Karen Sumner was named the Deputy Executive Director of NCCAT after serving for five years as the Chief Academic Officer. Prior to NCCAT, Dr. Sumner served as Elementary Coordinator for the Western RESA. Before working with WRESA, she served as a Regional Education Facilitator with NCDPI. Karen Sumner served as an Instructional Coach in Henderson County Schools after teaching high school English both there and in New Hanover County. Dr Sumner earned her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Western Carolina University, her MA in English Education from Wake Forest University and her B.A. from UNC-Asheville.