Shannon Pugh, Ed.D.
President, National Council for the Social Studies, 2022-2023
Director of Community and School-Based Programming, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Annapolis, Maryland.
Shannon Pugh is the Director of Community and School-Based Programming in Anne Arundel County, Maryland where she supervises Title I, Community Schools, and other grants and programs that support the amazing schools and amazing students in traditionally under-resourced communities. Prior to moving to district-level administration, she taught social studies in Tunica, Mississippi, Dallas, Texas, and Gambrills, Maryland. She earned her B.A. in History and Political Science and her M.A. in Political Science from Midwestern State University. She also earned an M.Ed. in Education Administration from the University of North Texas and an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Maryland. She is the former President of the Dallas Council for the Social Studies and a former member of the Board of Directors for the Maryland Council for the Social Studies (MDCSS). She holds National Board Certification in Social Studies.