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Johnson C Smith University
Biography
A native of Selkirk, New York, Wanda Foy-Burroughs is a distinguished mathematics educator with over 37 years of dedicated service across New Jersey and higher education. A longtime district resource for Newark Public Schools, she spent decades empowering teachers with dynamic instructional strategies and cultivating collaborative learning environments. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Intermediate Education from Johnson C. Smith University and a Master of Arts in Mathematics from Montclair State University. In addition to her extensive work in K–12 education, Ms. Foy-Burroughs served as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University, Kean University, and Essex County College.
Throughout her career, Ms. Foy-Burroughs has remained committed to educational equity and community development. She has served as the North East Regional Representative for the Benjamin Banneker Association, Inc.—advancing mathematics learning for African American students—and maintains active memberships with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics. Within the broader community, she trained corporate tutors from major companies to support displaced and homeless students in Newark, recruited teacher candidates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and chaired the Delta Teen Lift Committee for the North Jersey Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Her lifelong commitment to academic excellence has been recognized with numerous honors, including the March of Dimes Gladys Hillman-Jones Memorial Award, the 10,000 Mentors Bond of Excellence Award, the Newark City Council Award for Community Service, and the Johnson C. Smith University Alumni Award. Today, Ms. Foy-Burroughs serves as the Director of Alumni Relations at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she continues to foster connections across the alumni community.