John C. Stocks, author of this site, serves as Executive Director of the National Education Association (NEA) — the nation’s largest union.

As Executive Director, Stocks oversees the operations of NEA’s $350 million annual budget and 477 staff. Since his appointment in 2011, Stocks has been at the center of the union’s efforts to champion an Association-led movement to ensure great public schools for every student — one that empowers NEA’s members to lead the drive for educator excellence and fights for every child’s fundamental right to a quality public education. NEA’s ongoing efforts to demonstrate its unyielding commitment to students and the educators who serve them has earned it a place as a respected authority on what it takes to help students succeed.

A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Stocks is a graduate of Evergreen State.