cconner@wmcarey.edu (228) 702-1829 Tradition Campus, A-129
Cassandra Conner is a native of Gulfport, MS, and currently serves as the Vice President of the Tradition Campus and Professor of Education. She retired from the public school system in 2011 where she served as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and central office director. She is a member of First Baptist Church of Gulfport, the Rotary Club of Gulfport-Orange Grove, and the American Conference of Academic Deans. She was selected as a 2020 Woman of Achievement Finalist for the Lighthouse Business and Professional Women’s Organization, a 2020 Forever Young Recipient from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Young Professionals’ branch of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, a 2023 recipient of the One Coast Top Ten Community Leader Award and selected in 2023 by Gulf Coast Woman Magazine as one of the 100 Successful Women to Know. Her professional interests include teacher education, educational technology, servant leadership, and instructional leadership. She enjoys gardening, arts and crafts, writing, and spending time with her family.