Chris Cannon has been in and around public education since 2002, teaching economics at Morrow High School in Clayton County, Sandy Creek High School, and McIntosh High Schools in Fayette County.   Chris served as the Social Studies Program Specialist at the Georgia Department of Education from 2006-2008, delivering programming and working on statewide assessments. He was the Teacher in Residence at GCEE in 2015 before coming on as Program Manager and now Associate Director of GCEE.

In his current role he produces and conducts workshops, cultivates teacher experiences, and creates lessons and classroom activities for K-12 teachers on a variety of topics. Some of Dr. Cannon’s award-winning lesson topics include cryptocurrency, basic economics using Play-Doh, economics of problem gambling, payment methods and more. Additionally, Dr. Cannon was a content leader for online products like Econ Express, Start it Up, Lights Camera Budget!, and more. He also manages GCEE’s Rural Georgia Initiative and coordinates the state Economics and Personal Finance Challenges.

Dr. Cannon is also the Council’s resident expert on heavy metal music, the Legend of Zelda, and professional wrestling.