Cheryl A. Kershaw University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Carol Kershaw has served as director of University of Tennessee’s Urban Impact initiative, which was funded through a federal grant seeking to improve teacher quality. She previously taught English and remedial reading at Fulton High School for nine years.

A graduate of Bearden High School, Kershaw earned a doctorate in curriculum and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Tennessee. She earned a bachelor's in English education from Arizona State University.