For Immediate Release: February 9, 2015
Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841

Iowa’s Brooke Axiotis Elected to NASBE Board of Directors

Alexandria, VA — Brooke Axiotis, a member of the Iowa State Board of Education, was appointed in January to NASBE’s board of directors as a new state board member representative.

Axiotis, who joined the Iowa State Board in 2014, will fill the vacancy made by Kansas State Board Member Jim McNiece, NASBE’s now president-elect.

A member of the Iowa State Bar, Axiotis has a background in civil rights law, and works for the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. Her community activities include the Junior League of Des Moines, Friends of Iowa Commission on the Status of Women, and Links, Inc. She earned her law degree from Drake University.

“We’re delighted Brooke will have a seat at the table on behalf of new state board members,” says NASBE President Mary Lord. “New members always bring a thoughtful, fresh perspective to NASBE’s board of directors, and their participation early on often sets the stage for bigger things: Many have gone on to chair their own state boards and serve key leadership roles at NASBE.”

“State boards of education bring together such diverse groups of people toward one goal: to ensure our state education systems provide a high-quality education to all students,” says Axiotis. “During my time teaching, I saw the impact a good education has on our future generations. I became a state board member to have a voice in education and I am excited to be a voice for new members on NASBE’s board of directors.”

Read more about Axiotis and NASBE’s full board of directors here.

The National Association of State Boards of Education represents America’s state and territorial boards of education. Our principal objectives are to strengthen state leadership in education policymaking; advocate equality of access to educational opportunity; promote excellence in the education of all students; and assure responsible lay governance of education. Learn more at www.nasbe.org.

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