Henry Duvall has been Director of Communications for the Council of the Great City Schools since 1992, coordinating press relations and public information for the Council. He is the editor of the award-winning Urban Educator newsletter, and develops various forms of communications through advertising, electronic productions and special events as well as publications.

Prior to joining the Council, Duvall served as media relations associate at the national office of the American Red Cross after spending 13 years at Howard University in media relations and editorial capacities. Earlier, he was an editor at the Albuquerque Journal, New Mexico’s largest newspaper. Duvall is a graduate of the University of Maryland College of Journalism and is a Navy combat veteran of the Vietnam crisis.