Both as a longtime high school teacher and former member of Community School Board 20 in Brooklyn, I had the honor and privilege to work with Anne Kessler [“UFT founder Kessler dies,” Dec. 3] for close to 30 years on numerous issues as they concerned all aspects of interest and concern to students, parents and teachers as well as religious, community and political leaders.

Anne’s open approach to all concerned, especially her passionate interest in the quality of education in our district’s nonpublic schools and the well-being of the educators and students in those schools, is remembered fondly.

Alan Jay Gerber, retired