Dr. Nancy Ramsey has 30 years of experience in public education. Twenty years were spent in the Tennessee Community College System. She recently retired from Pellissippi State Community College where she served as the executive director of institutional effectiveness, assessment, and planning. Her responsibilities included strategic planning, academic and program assessment, and institutional research oversight. She also served as the accreditation liaison. In addition to working in institutional effectiveness, Dr. Ramsey has experience in grants writing and management, federal grant coordination and high school teaching.
Education
Ed.D. (Higher Education Leadership) | Tennessee State University
M.A. (Curriculum and Instruction) | Middle Tennessee State Community College
B.A. (History) | Middle Tennessee State University
Past Experience
Executive Director | Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment and Planning, Pellissippi State Community College
Director Institutional Effectiveness | Columbia State Community College
Teacher | Maury County Public Schools
How has education changed your life/your family?
Education for their children was a goal of my parents. They wanted us to have more opportunities to succeed in work than they enjoyed. As a first-generation college student, I had the opportunity to grow and to see a world that was larger than my own backyard. For my brother and I, education was a path we traveled out of hardworking poverty. It provided us the tools to take advantage of opportunities, and it is my hope that I have helped others travel this path successfully.