Board of Regents
Tony Evers
Wisconsin Dept of Public Instruction
PO Box 7841, 125 South Webster Street
Madison
53707-7841
anthony.evers@dpi.wi.gov
(608) 266-1771
Appointed: July 1, 2009
Committee Memberships:
- Education
Biography
Dr. Tony Evers was elected to the nonpartisan office of state superintendent of public instruction in April 2009. Tony has served the students, parents, and citizens of Wisconsin for more than 34 years as an educator. Most recently, he was deputy state superintendent for Elizabeth Burmaster, serving in her administration since she took office in July 2001. From 1992 to 2000, Tony was the chief administrator of Cooperative Educational Service Agency 6, based in Oshkosh, which serves 42 school districts in east central Wisconsin. Prior to this position, Tony served as superintendent of the Verona and Oakfield school districts, and he was a high school principal, elementary school principal, teacher of gifted and talented children, and technology coordinator in Tomah. On the national level, Tony was elected by education leaders from all 50 states to serve as president of the Deputy State Superintendent Leadership Commission, a part of the Council of Chief State School Officers. Born and raised in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Tony graduated from Plymouth High School, and went on to UW-Madison, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees and a doctorate in educational administration.