Leadership Team_Anesia McDonald

Anesia McDonald

Coordinated School Health Specialist, Knox County Schools

Bio: Aneisa McDonald received her BS in Education and MS in Education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She spent 12 years as a professional dance educator in Illinois, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Her coursework at the University of Tennessee guided her into the field of grant writing and eventually led to a position at the Metropolitan Drug Commission. At the Metropolitan Drug Commission, she served as a coalition coordinator for the federally funded Drug-Free Communities Grant Program from 2001-2007. In July 2007, she accepted a position with Knox County Schools as the Coordinated School Health Specialist.

Why are you involved in Together! Healthy Knox? “Together! Healthy Knox provides our community with a unique opportunity to improve health outcomes. Students must be healthy in order to succeed in the classroom. Preparing students for a healthy future will require engagement of all sectors in the community and Together! Healthy Knox is designed to empower each of us to participate.”

*Together! Healthy Knox uses Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), a model developed by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), for a planned approach to improve health and quality of life.

last updated on November 3, 2010