Annalise Kontras

Biography

Since graduating from Calvin, I've enjoyed a wide-raining career as a high school teacher, school leader, nonprofit program director, and leadership consultant working across sectors. My first academic interests were grammar and rhetorical analysis, which featured strongly in my classroom teaching. I've followed paths of study and work stemming from subsequent interests of leadership practice, organizational strategy, professional learning, and social justice. As a mom to three elementary-aged children, I also experience the education system as a parent. In addition to teaching at Calvin, I coach leaders, facilitate professional learning, manage a statewide political campaign, and enjoy running, reading, and playing NYT games.