Courtney Hughley

Courtney Hughley

Vice President, Communications

Courtney is NACSA’s Vice President of Communications. She uses her communications and leadership experience to help NACSA and authorizers tell their stories in compelling ways, leading to support for kids and families.

She is an experienced organizational leader with a unique combination of strategy, operational and communications expertise across corporate, nonprofit and entrepreneurial organizations.

Courtney holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Missouri—Kansas City and a Bachelor of Journalism degree in broadcast from the University of Missouri.

When she is not advocating for high-quality educations for all kids, Courtney can be found momming, listening to a good audiobook or cheering on the Kansas City Current, Royals, and Chiefs.


Most Recent Posts
NACSA’s response to recent NAEP results: Accountability and Innovation
Last year’s NAEP data was released this morning, and overall, it’s sobering. In education, we must improve student outcomes in order to create lifelong opportunities for every child to thrive....
A New Approach to New Applications
By Rachel Hannah, Arizona State Board for Charter Schools As an authorizer, there are many things that I care about in our work with charter schools to ensure they provide...
Statement on SCOTUS decision to hear Oklahoma case
Statement from M. Karega Rausch, Ph.D., President & CEO of NACSA on the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to hear the case of St. Isidore of...