AAEA On a Role!

Lenett Thrasher

Director of Learning Services and Operations

Lenett Thrasher serves as the Director of Learning Services and Operations for the AAEA and she says she loves every minute of it! “My favorite roles in education have been the ones in which I was able to serve as support for administrators. Their jobs are so tough and getting to help them when they have a need is extremely rewarding to me,” she says. “I have the privilege of working with the AAEA board and the AACIA, AAESP, AAMLA, and AASEA groups as well as the beginning administrators and advisors across the state. Additionally, I work with our corporate sponsors and representatives from the venues where we host conferences to secure contracts.“

This is Lenett’s third year in this position at the AAEA. Before entering this role she served as Assistant State Superintendent with the AR Department of Education for two years, Teacher Center Coordinator with the Arch Ford ESC for seven and a half years, and teacher, instructional supervisor, assistant principal, and principal with the Greenbrier School District for nineteen years.

Lenett has been married to her husband, Steve, for 34 years. She says their lives are centered around family, church, and working on their little farm. “My favorite hobby is cooking for our twins, Hayden and Hunter, and their wives, Elaina and Melanie. We are expecting our first grandbaby this December and are over the moon with excitement! I love leading Bible studies for ladies at our church, serving in the praise band, and enjoy gardening, landscaping, and working outside. My goal is to always leave everything better than I found it. Serving others brings me great joy.”