Bret Foster is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Anderson County Schools in historic Lawrenceburg, Kentucky.

Bret was born and raised in Leitchfield, KY by two wonderful parents in a neighborhood full of children, allowing him to hone his social skills at a very early age.  These skills came in handy as he attended the University of Kentucky where he was a member in good standing of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.  It should also be noted that Bret was an excellent student and earned his B.A. in Education in just six short years.  Bret later got his act together and graduated summa cum laude from Asbury College with an M.A. in Instructional Media and Curriculum Design.

Past lives have found Bret plugging away at the keyboard as a data processor for an insurance agency, getting a tan as a church camp lifeguard, hand washing a beautiful 1989 Cadillac Victoria hearse as a funeral director intern, having tons of water balloon fights as a children’s minister, being overworked and underpaid as an 8th grade teacher, and assisting educators on how to effectively integrate gadgets and gizmos into instruction as a Technology Integration Specialist (TIS).

Bret’s life and work as a TIS and as a CIO has been the focus of many periodicals and publications including Kentucky Teacher, The Anderson News, The News-Gazette, Teaching and Learning, and the Toronto Sun. Bret’s inability to not self-promote has led him to an opportunity to co-host the video podcast, EdTech Sandwich.

Achievements in the field of educational technology have made Bret a sought-after speaker and presenter allowing him the opportunity to give talks and keynotes at the National Educational Computing Conference (now known as the ISTE Conference), Kentucky Teaching and Learning  Conference, Kentucky Educational Television, and Kentucky Society for Technology in Education Conference.  Bret has also been the guest speaker for many community groups and college classes. 

Bret currently sits on the Commissioner’s Technology Advisory Council for theKentucky Department of Education and is the former president of the Central Kentucky Association of Technology Coordinators.  

When not at work, Bret can be found playing anything from dress-up to lacrosse with is two wonderful children, Lily Kate and Harrison Cash, or figuring out new ways to make his wife, Sally, swoon.  The Foster clan currently reside in Lexington, KY.