Zacch Brown joins NIET as a Specialist on the Central Region team, bringing more than 20 years of experience in public education in Tennessee as a teacher, assistant principal, and assistant superintendent.

Before joining NIET, Zacch helped lead school improvement efforts in the Oneida Special School District, an NIET partner district. His work included supporting the implementation of high-quality instructional materials, developing school- and district-level instructional leadership teams, increasing teacher leadership opportunities, and helping make learning more visible in the classroom.

Zacch is passionate about school improvement, ensuring all students receive a high-quality education, and developing strong instructional leaders. He also believes in the importance of leaders being actively involved in professional learning alongside the teachers they support. Zacch earned the Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern Mississippi.