Elected in 2014 and currently serving as Board Vice President after four years as President, Anne Savage is seeking re-election to the Albany Board of Education.

For the past eight years, Anne has brought her vision, experience, and skills to the Albany School Board, where she has worked tirelessly for every child, every neighborhood, and Albany’s future.

Anne’s service has helped bring the City School District of Albany academic success and a reduction of the achievement gap, all while holding the line on taxes. Read more about what Anne has done on the board here.

Anne is the parent of two Albany public school children who are currently in the seventh and eleventh grades. Her husband Michael Myers is an Assistant Attorney General in the Attorney General’s Environmental Protection Bureau.

Since 2001 Anne has been an independent consultant to non-profits and government agencies and since Feb 2023 she has served as the interim Executive Director of the New York Bicycling Coalition.

An experienced not-for-for-profit administrator, with extensive computer and technical skills from her first career as a computer programmer, Anne has deep experience bringing complex projects from idea to implementation. Her professional skills in consensus building, project management, technical training, systems development, and team building have served her well in her role as a Board member and Board President.

Anne plays an active role on the Board and in School Board Related organizations

    • Government Relations Committee Chair 2019-present, member 2016-present
    • Policy Committee Chair 2016 – 20, Member 2016-present
    • Ad Hoc Team Operations Manual Chair 2023
    • Board President 2019-2022, Vice President 2017/18 and 2023, Secretary 2016/17
    • School Board Partners Fellow – two-year selective fellowship for board members working towards equity.
    • New York State School Board Association Resolutions Committee (member 2020-2022, chair 2021), Caucus of Black School Board Members (member 2017 to present).
    • Conference of Big 5 Schools Member and Advocate

    In addition to her school board work, Anne plays an active role in many other community organizations:

    Anne graduated from Cornell University Summa Cum Laude with a double major in Computer Science and Philosophy.