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FRANK ANDERSON
AN ORIGINAL NATIVE OF MASSACHUSETTS, FRANK HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN EDUCATION FOR FORTY-SIX
YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES (THIRTEEN YEARS) AND LATIN AMERICA (THIRTY-THREE YEARS). HE SERVED
AS A TEACHER FOR TWO YEARS, A PRINCIPAL FOR THREE YEARS AND SUPERINTENDENT FOR TWENTY-
SEVEN YEARS AT COLEGIO INTERNACIONAL DE CARABOBO LOCATED IN VALENCIA, VENEZUELA. UPON
RELINQUISHING OF HIS MOST RECENT VENEZUELAN POSITION IN 2004, HE JOINED FOR THREE YEARS THE
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS (SACSCASI/ADVANCED) IN DECATUR, GEORGIA,
AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR LATIN AMERICAN ACCREDITATION SERVICES. FRANK HAS ALSO SERVED
ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARDS OF AAIE, AASSA, SEARCH ASSOCIATES, TIE, AND VANAS. HE HAS VISITED AND
ASSISTED WITH SEVENTY-THREE SACSCASI/ADVANCED ACCREDITED SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA.
HE IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN LEADERSHIP FOR TWO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS, WECANHELP IN
VENEZUELA AND THE CHILDREN OF HAITI PROJECT (COHP) IN PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI. HE CURRENTLY
PROVIDES UPON REQUEST CONSULTATIONS FOR ACCREDITATION, BOARD ENRICHMENT, AND
ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP CONSULTATIONS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICA.
FRANK AND HIS WIFE SALLY RESIDE IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
PRESENTATION: HOW TO “SURVIVE” (WITH SOME FORM OF SUBSTANTIAL DISTINCTION) AS A LEADER AT AN
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OPERATING IN LATIN AMERICA AND BEYOND
PARTICIPANTS AT THIS SESSION WILL EXPERIENCE INTERACTIVE SHARING OF LEADERSHIP TACTICS UTILIZED
WITH SUCCESS BY CREATIVE AND LONG-TENURED ADMINISTRATORS WITHIN LATIN AMERICA AND AT OTHER
RESPECTED INTERNATIONAL SITES. SOME OF THE STRATEGIES TO BE INCORPORATED ARE PREDICATED UPON
ATYPICAL, BUT SOUND, COMMON SENSE PERCEPTIONS AND/OR DELIVERIES AND OTHERS ARE BASED UPON
INGENUITY AND TENACIOUSNESS.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS, PRINCIPALS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, LEAD TEACHERS/
COORDINATORS, AND “WANNABE” ADMINISTRATORS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED.
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