Andrew H. Potter is the Chief Academic Officer at Envision, one of the nation’s leading college and career readiness organizations. In this role, he directs the organization’s academic strategy and oversees the development of faculty, curriculum, methods, and pedagogy that provide learning experiences designed to deliver tangible college and career success multipliers for over 25,000 students in grades four through post-secondary each year.
A thought leader on federal education policy, education landscape strategy, student engagement, and emerging college and career trajectories, Andrew is a frequent presenter at K-20 educational institutions and national professional education organizations across the country. He has presented at national conferences such as the National School Board Association, the National Council for the Social Studies, the Cushing Academy Symposium, the International Assembly for NCSS, the Association for Middle Level Education, and the Association for Experiential Education among others.
Active in state and federal education policy, Andrew holds a delegate position with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), serving a second three year term on their Government Relations Committee, recently holding the role as Chairman. He has worked to develop state level advocacy platforms in support of college, career and civic readiness, while also designing programming to support K-12 college and career readiness mandates in districts like the Rochester City School District (NY), Duval County Public Schools (FL), and the New York City Department of Education among others.
Andrew taught at the university and high school level for over a decade offering courses in economics, philosophy, history, and politics. He holds a B.A. in History, a M.A. in Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations with a minor in Modern Europe from Cal State University, and a M.A. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University, while completing additional work in Semitic Languages at the University of Judaism in Bel Air.
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Email: apotter@envisionexperience.com