During his 20+ years in education, Anthony is dedicated to empowering leaders within educational communities and nourishing and sustaining educational communities that foster the development of leaders. He taught high school very early in his career, and then transitioned to higher education shortly after graduation. At BYU, he has served as an advisor, program coordinator, assistant director, director, and now managing director across 3 BYU departments, including Multicultural Student Services (2005-2013), Student Connection and Leadership Center (2013-2021), and now the Sorensen Center (2021-present). Anthony earned an associate’s degree from Utah Valley State College in 2002 (now UVU), and holds his bachelor’s (Secondary Education, ‘04), master’s (Public Administration, ‘11), and doctorate (Educational Leadership, ‘23) degrees from BYU.
Although Anthony grew up in Pocatello, Idaho, his genealogical and cultural roots are from South Carolina, Maryland, and Wisconsin. His better half also hails from Pocatello, and they are the parents of 7 children. Anthony is passionate about African American Civil Rights history, and since 2012 has played a lead role in a yearly BYU Civil Rights Seminar, which is a class that culminates in students visiting Atlanta, Anniston, Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma.