NBEA 2021-2022 President, Keith Hannah

National Business Education Association (NBEA) 2021-2022 President Keith Hannah (pictured right) holds a BSB-Accounting degree from the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management. After working as a CPA for several years in Minnesota, he followed his true calling to become an educator and received his MEd - Business & Marketing degree from the University of MN. After receiving his teaching credentials, he taught business education in Minnesota - first, for the Moose Lake School District and then with Cloquet Public Schools, just outside of Duluth. During this time he served as the NE Division Co-President of Minnesota Business Educators, Inc. (MBEI) and later served as the MBEI State President from 2006-2007. He relocated to WA State in 2007 and has been working for Fife Public Schools just outside of Tacoma, WA ever since. While working for the Fife School District, he has served as a business education teacher and FBLA advisor, and since 2016, he has served as District Instructional Technology Facilitator. Hannah has served on the WA State Business Education Association (WSBEA) board since 2008, serving as an Area Representative, three time state BAM Conference Chair, Western Business Education Association (WBEA) & NBEA Representative, as well as State President from 2013-2016. He is currently serving as the WSBEA Past-President. With NBEA, he has twice served on the Policies Commission for Business & Economic Education (PCBEE), including serving as a Statement Chair for Policy Statement No. 88 - This We Believe About Personal Financial Literacy, and he also served as a chapter author in the 2014 NBEA Yearbook. He has served on the NBEA Awards Administrative Committee and is currently serving his second term on the NBEA Strategic Planning Committee. He has served for  two years as the Western Region Director to the NBEA Board. To name a few awards earned during his career, Hannah has been chosen MBEI Teacher of the Year - Emerging Professional, Columbia Junior High Teacher of the Year and Fife School District CTE Teacher of the Year, WSBEA Middle Level Merit Award, WBEA Middle Level Teacher of the Year, and Washington State FBLA Chapter Advisor of the Year. He also received his National Board Certification in CTE-Business & Marketing.