Since she became executive director of Primary Source in 2001, Ms. Ennis has significantly broadened the organization's reach both geographically and programmatically. Working to increase the global awareness of K-12 students, she has developed 50 formal partnerships with schools and school districts that are committed to infusing the curriculum with global content.

During Ms. Ennis' tenure, the organization has grown from a focus on education about China and the U.S. to include programs on Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, Korea, and Japan. More recently, Primary Source has developed online learning courses and programs designed to help administrators and teachers to increase global awareness in their schools and classrooms, thereby extending its impact nationwide. Ms. Ennis has formed alliances with universities, museums, and educational organizations, establishing Primary Source as an important bridge between the world of K-12 schools and university and cultural resources. Under her leadership, Primary Source has been the recipient of a number of awards, including the 2006 Goldman Sachs Prize for Excellence in International Education.

Ms. Ennis is the Massachusetts' liaison to the Asia Society's National Coalition on International Education in the Schools, an organization of states committed to ensuring that students have the knowledge and skills they need for the interconnected world of the twenty-first century. She was instrumental in recruiting business, policy and educational leaders to establish Global Education Massachusetts (formerly the Massachusetts Initiative for International Studies) in the fall of 2002 and, together with members of the GEM Task Force, has helped make international education part of the agenda of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Prior to directing Primary Source, Ms. Ennis was a teacher of English, history, and the humanities at Needham High School and the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science, where she designed an interdisciplinary humanities curriculum. The daughter of a political scientist, Ms. Ennis spent three years of her childhood in France and through wide travel developed an appreciation for diversity and world cultures. She serves on the board of Meridian Academy, a new independent school in Brookline and was a parent leader in the Newton Public Schools for many years.