Allbritten, Drew William

Drew Allbritten (b. 1947) is an American educator, administrator, consultant, policy expert and scholar in public administration and management.

Dr. Drew Allbritten has been an active leader in education and government at the local, state, and national levels for over thirty years. In education, he served as a secondary and postsecondary teacher, counselor, and administrator. In government, he served in elected and appointed positions at the state and federal levels, respectively. In addition to effectively managing associations, foundations, and political action committees at the state and national levels, Allbritten was a committed community leader and advocate as well as an active participant in workshops, conferences, symposia, advisory councils, and consultations.

Allbritten began his career as a middle school and high school mathematics and science teacher. He served as a college administrator and was a state representative in the Michigan legislature, executive director of the Iowa Association of Community College Trustees, and a presidential appointee for Intergovernmental Relations at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

From 1991-1998 he was Executive Director of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE). During his tenure he played an instrumental role in the development and implementation of the association's strategic plan and reorganization; orchestrated national public policy efforts that increased federal funding for adult learning by 35%; reduced AAACE spending by nearly 35% (saving nearly $800,000) and increased membership by 7% and publication subscribers by 8%.

From 1998-2002 he served as Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Educators, overseeing its restructuring and actively participating in political issues related to education in Georgia. In 2003, Allbritten became Executive Director of the Arlington, Virginia-based Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), a special education association dedicated to serving professionals, organizations, and parents of children with a variety of physical, mental, and emotional challenges.

From the guide to the Drew Allbritten Papers, 1969-2011, 1995-2005, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)