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Anneke Markholt, PhD

Job Title: Founding Associate Director
Email: markholt@uw.edu
Phone: 1-206-221-6881

Dr. Anneke Markholt is a founder of the Center for Educational Leadership (CEL), where she has worked for over 20 years designing and directing district partnerships and co-developing signature frameworks, tools, and lines of service. She continues to be interested in how school and district leaders create cultures of inquiry, improvement, and adult learning that impact students’ ability to thrive in school settings. Anneke began her career working alongside elementary teachers in Honduras with the Peace Corps. Prior to joining CEL, she worked as a language specialist for Tacoma Public Schools and as an associate researcher for the Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy at the University of Washington.