Elizabeth Kolb Cunningham

Elizabeth Kolb Cunningham is an education policy leader with academic, policy, and legal expertise, dedicated to influencing policy, implementing innovative programs, and building strategic partnerships in PK-12, higher education, and community organizations. Elizabeth collaborates with policymakers, non-profit organizations, and K-16 educational organizations across North Carolina and the nation. 

Elizabeth previously served as the Assistant Vice President for the Division of Academic and University Programs at the University of North Carolina with responsibility for the University’s partnerships with P-12 schools and initiatives addressing teacher and school leader preparation and quality. 

Elizabeth earned a BA in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and JD from Wake Forest University School of Law. Elizabeth returned to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study Curriculum and Instruction at the School of Education and is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in Leadership in Learning Organizations. 

Professionally, Elizabeth is proud of her work in drafting North Carolina’s Comprehensive Remedial Plan (Leandro Plan), creating the NC New Teacher Support Program, and developing the UNC laboratory schools. But Elizabeth is most proud of her family – her daughter Caroline, son Will, and dogs Venable and Brunswick.