As Director of State Policy Implementation, Dr. Tunisha Hobson supports the New Skills ready network, an initiative under the JPMorgan Chase & Co. Global Career Readiness investment, while working to provide equitable opportunities for each learner. Dr. Hobson manages and supports the state policy team at Advance CTE; she leads the state policy strategy, overseeing efforts to provide technical assistance to states, track state policy and elevate best practices for high-quality, equitable career pathways under Without Limits: A Shared Vision for the Future of Career Technical Education (CTE Without Limits). Dr. Hobson also has almost two decades of experience working with students and educators in all levels of education within areas ranging from literacy improvement initiatives to CTE.
Dr. Hobson has worked in charter and traditional public, urban and suburban districts serving as a school administrator, marketing teacher, CTE high school department chair, DECA advisor, work-based learning coordinator, and a member of the Tennessee Department of Education’s work-based learning leadership council along with the textbook adoption panel. She is also a graduate of the Relay Graduate School Instructional Leadership Professional Development Program where she has gained experience in providing quality instructional leadership practices. Dr. Hobson is an education advocate, specifically in the CTE realm, and has worked with Tennessee SCORE as a Fellow where she focused on strengthening work-based learning practices in Tennessee. Her experience led her to become a regional lead within the fellowship program, supporting fellows along their advocacy journeys. Upon leaving the school system, Dr. Hobson became a published author and released her book, Take Notes, This Is On the Test.
Dr. Hobson is a native of Memphis, Tennessee and earned a Bachelor in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management and Marketing, Master in Education Curriculum and Instruction, Education Specialist in Administration and Supervision, and Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Tennessee State University.
