Faculty Directory
John Mann, Ed.D.
John Mann, Ed.D., is a visiting instructor and Senior Project Director for Leadership
Development at the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching. At the
Anchin Center, he coordinates the Gulf Coast Partnership Program for Level II Principal
Certification.
Mann earned his doctorate at Indiana University. His research interests are best summarized
as focusing on the power of strengths and their influence on an organization. He has
a specific interest in Appreciative Inquiry, Organizing, and Leadership and its overall
impact on the success, achievement, and wellbeing of the people who make up a healthy
and prosperous educational organization. Mann spent 38 years as a public school teacher,
school principal, district director, and assistant superintendent.
