2025 Early College Summit

Anne Nixon serves as a Statewide MTSS Consultant with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). She helps lead the NC Social and Emotional Learning Implementation Team and provides systemic social and emotional and mental wellness supports for schools and districts across the state. Anne is a North Carolina native who earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Western Carolina University. She has over 30 years of educational and mental health experience and is licensed by NCDPI and by the NC Psychology Board. In addition to practicing school psychology, she has served in multiple district-level leadership roles, has worked in the private sector, and since 2017 has served as a state-level consultant. Her experience has resulted in a strong passion for equitable, integrated academic and behavioral supports that include systemic social and emotional learning and mental health services. Anne is a strong advocate for ending the stigma associated with mental health and substance abuse disorders.