Nancy Riley Oakley

Ms Nancy Riley Oakley received a BA Degree from University of North Carolina and a Masters of Arts in Education from Wake Forest University. She has 30 years of teaching experience at the Elementary, Middle, and High School levels in Science and Mathematics Education. The last five years in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System, she facilitated a National Science Foundation Grant to increase achievement and number of students in higher level math and science classes. Ms. Oakley also participated in the development and implementation of National Science Foundation Grant in cooperation with the Wake Forest University Medical School to become one of ten National Centers for Educational Research, Teaching, and Learning (CERTL).

After retiring from the North Carolina Educational system, she taught as a visiting Professor in the Graduate School at Wake Forest University and is the Co-founder and Principal owner of The Kenzie Corporation, Integrated Science Educational Materials (Pre-Kindergarten- Fifth Grade.)

Awards/Appointments:
- North Carolina's First National Christa McAuliffe Fellowship Recipient (Cholesterol research project to promote awareness in teenagers conducted in conjunction with the Wake Forest University Medical School)
- State Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics (2 years in a row)
- North Carolina Department of Science Scholarship Award (2 years)
- North Carolina District IV Regional Science Teacher of the Year
- American Society of Biological Chemists National Grant Recipient
- National Board Appointment North Carolina Christa McAuliffe Network
- Governor of North Carolina appointee to the Christa McAuliffe Fellowship Selection Committee and the North Carolina Teachers Fellow Selection Committee

Ms Oakley has served as a Consultant and Instructor for the National School Improvement Project, the North Carolina Initial Licensure Academy, and the Problem Based Learning Center for Excellence, Research, Teaching and Learning at Wake Forest University Medical School. She has presented at numerous national conventions of the National Science Teachers Association, National Association of Science, Research and Teaching and ASCD.

Presently, Ms Oakley is consulting with the Comer School Development Programs at Yale University, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center School Partnership, and assisting Dr. Squires with the planning and implementation of the Balanced Curriculum K-12 English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Projects in the Pontiac, Michigan School District, Parkland High School, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Hertford County School District, North Carolina.