James E. Ford

Educator

Fun fact: In Spring 2015, He, along with 54 other state teachers were invited to the White House to be honored by President Obama in the Rose Garden during Teacher Appreciation Week. https://www.jameseford.net/about-jame

Biography: James E. Ford is an award-winning educator and consultant on issues of equity in education. He is Principal Consultant at Filling the Gap Educational Consultants, LLC. and the Executive Director of the Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED). He was appointed by Gov. Cooper in 2018 to serve as a member of the North Carolina State Board of Education, representing the Southwest Region. In 2014-15 North Carolina Teacher of the Year and the representative for 95,000 public school teachers throughout the state. https://www.jameseford.net/about-james