Luminary: Kristen Amundson
Kristen Amundson has more than three decades of leadership in K12 education at the local, state, and national levels. She served as the President and CEO of the National Association of State Boards of Education. Amundson represented the 44th District in the Virginia General Assembly and was Vice-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus. Amundson was also a former teacher serving for nearly a decade on the Fairfax County, Va., School Board and was the senior vice president for external affairs in the Education Sector.