
Dr. Andrea Poynter
Executive Director, Nurses Middle College Nashville
Dr. Poynter currently serves as executive director of Nurses Middle College Nashville, a new charter high school opening in the Fall of 2025 with a focus on preparing a diverse group of students to become the highly educated and professional nursing workforce of the future. She has worked as a nurse in Tennessee for over 18 years and served as a nursing professor for over 11 years at Tennessee State University, Columbia State Community College and most recently as a faculty member at Belmont University. She serves as a board member for the Maury County Chamber Alliance and the Youth Education Foundation and is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Tennessee Nurses Association, and the International Society for Professional Identity in Nursing. Poynter received her bachelor’s in nursing and master’s in nursing education from Austin Peay State University and completed her Ph.D. in nursing at East Tennessee State University.